Nice. In the queue.
Still enjoying Lyn’s book (and Aurelius, and Vonnegut at the moment), but am definitely in a phase where I want to re-examine my habits.
However, I think what I’m describing is more than just a “habit,” which I would define as a natural action that’s performed without thinking and which may or may not be useful, but which satisfies some urge.
Checking one’s mobile device is very UNnatural and while it similarly may or may not be useful, the only thing it satisfies is the tension it, itself, created.
So, when I reach for this thing and realize I don’t actually have a reason for doing so, there’s some real sense that something has gone awry. “Why did I pick up this tool if I don’t have a current use for it?!” It would be like picking up a wrench and realizing I don’t have any bolts to tighten. That’s the feeling I’m trying to describe and which I don’t yet think has a word.
JayLeClay / j'ai les clés
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2024-02-21 21:39:38
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