i have done a bit of each. i grew up hearing about the addiction in my family history and it resonated. as a result i hate feeling beholden to anything (literally anything. so it’s not actually a net positive trait.). about a decade ago i started to feel too attached to television. i just quit watching. now i have a really tough time watching anything new. it’s mostly way too overstimulating. i find a new show maybe once a year or two. i really just swapped the addiction over to audiobooks —but at least those stimulate empathy and learning.
i don’t form habits. i just…don’t. i assume it’s the comorbid “oppositional defiance” i would surely be Dx with if i were a young black child.
that said, gamification is helpful. i can’t trick myself with the “reward” system because my brain knows i’m full of shit. i can, however, make it a game/reward.
i have done a bit of each. i grew up hearing about the addiction in my family history and it resonated. as a result i hate feeling beholden to anything (literally anything. so it’s not actually a net positive trait.). about a decade ago i started to feel too attached to television. i just quit watching. now i have a really tough time watching anything new. it’s mostly way too overstimulating. i find a new show maybe once a year or two. i really just swapped the addiction over to audiobooks —but at least those stimulate empathy and learning.
i don’t form habits. i just…don’t. i assume it’s the comorbid “oppositional defiance” i would surely be Dx with if i were a young black child.
that said, gamification is helpful. i can’t trick myself with the “reward” system because my brain knows i’m full of shit. i can, however, make it a game/reward.