How to Enjoy Your Own Imagination Instead of Reaching for Your Phone
Why is it so hard to be alone with your thoughts, and why does your hand reach for your phone the second you’re bored? In one famous study, people chose to give themselves an electric shock rather than sit quietly with their own minds for fifteen minutes.
In this episode of The Habit Healers Podcast, I walk you through that research and what it reveals about boredom, distraction, and why we reach for screens. Your phone, a book, and music all do the work for you, like a player piano. Your own mind is more like a regular piano, where every note has to come from you. That takes real effort, and…
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