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Mahender || 11 Feb 2023
The average person's mind wanders 47% of the time.
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I used to lose about 2 hours a day just being distracted. But after setting up these two systems
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I was able to catch my mind from wandering off and regain control of my attention.
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So when I'm scrolling through YouTube and I see a video that catches my eye, I have the luxury of asking the question
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do I really want to watch this right now? If the answer is yes, then I'll click on it. But
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So even if the article turns out to be terrible, even if I lose ten minutes of my life that I'm never getting back
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that's fine, because I chose to spend my attention that way. I was mindful about it.
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On the other hand, when I'm scrolling through endless content feeds like Instagram or TikTok, the intention has been removed.