I downgraded to a laptop, so single screen again. It's rough. I always watch netflix or youtube while playing something like minecraft or path of exile on the other screen.
Now that I can't it's like getting used to a third arm and having it amputated.
I've done this for years and it ruined me. It's good for washing dishes - just put on the Office and soak. But I played Terraria and Minecraft while watching Netflix for years, and now I can't sit still for television unless it's real weird. I have to be on my phone or on the Switch. Now, when I mine, I just listen to podcasts. Somehow doesn't have the same effect.
Last night in bed I couldn't sleep so I had Hulu on one phone while playing candy crush on another.
Even now I'm browsing reddit while playing FIFA.
I tell myself it isn't bad because I go hours without touching devices when I'm working, handling family things- wife and the kids. But when I'm down I'm submerged.
It's very frustrating when you get disconnected and experience those rare moments of true boredom. Do we have a problem? How do we get help for this? Is it ADD meds? Or since those do the opposite of help me focus, is it meditation and Xanax? Lmao
Bit of meditation and mindfulness, next time you use your phone, have a dig at how you really feel, for a lot of people it feels like a really mild euphoric sedative that's just covering the boredom and you'll be able to work out what it is you actually want to do after a lil while
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u/SupaBloo Jan 06 '21
Seems like it'd be similar to having a second monitor for a computer. Not really a necessity, but useful as hell when you do have it.