Spending Too Much Time On My iPad

I’ve been spending way too much time on my iPad. The other day, my wife gave me a book to look at, and I actually held down an image with my finger, hoping to save it for later.

I’m all messed up, man!

It’s not easy reversing modern habits once you’ve been conditioned.

Everything’s designed to give you a dopamine hit, and you quickly become addicted.

Sitting on the loo is the only break some of us get. Even then, some others have no shame!

~ Just walk in there with a high-tech recording device in their hand and then proceed to pull their pants down. I couldn’t do it…

Less Screen Time, Please!

Reading a book is a great way to check if you’re hooked.

I’ve noticed that when I try to read or do something simple, I end up doubling or tripling the task to make it more interesting.

For example, if I’m reading a book, I’ll also play some music and pick an argument with my wife. It really helps to keep things edgy, you know? Get those chemicals flowing.

The whole situation is made worse because my old iPad managed to survive its life-cycle.

In the past, they’d die, and you’d have to replace them.

Nowadays, they just become too slow for new media, so you end up replacing them anyway.

But you can’t throw the old one away, so you end up with two!

Instead of retiring, my old iPad is now working harder than ever following its transition into a dedicated gaming machine.

Bloodshot eyes with temple veins throbbing as he tries to keep up with the latest incarnation of my favourite game.

Where before I would split the screen, now I can quadruple the screen! I’ve got more information going in than a government census.

Addicted To The Screen? [Too Much Time On iPad]

It’s amazing what will pique my interest: I’ll watch funny dogs, asshole cats, and bears at the zoo, find common ground with the gnostics, and learn about psychology.

Of course, if I can, I avoid the news and generally anything from the mainstream.

No racist stuff, either. There’s no point digging into every rabbit hole, especially when that stuff is already evident on the surface.

That said, spending too much time in front of a screen is so easy.

I work on a screen throughout the day and watch a screen for shows/movies in the evening. And all the while, I’m caught in a loop of games and apps, just wasting time.

When I last saw the Optometrist, she suggested I take short breaks away from the screen—just a few minutes an hour—to look out the window and let my eyes readjust to nature.

All the while, she was looking at her screen, which displayed the details of my test results, as she typed in her notes—in a windowless room, in the middle of a SHOPPING MALL!!!

This is the way of things now.

Our ancestors worked on the land, built shelters, and discovered money.

We, on the other hand, are destined to long for the freedom our ancestors lost, stare at screens, and eventually go gluten-free.

In many cases, screen time now equates to food and shelter. Thus, we represent the evolution of the Hunter-gatherer. Congratulations.

I remember when access to the internet transitioned from a big computer in the corner of the room to a phone in the palm of my hand, and I didn’t like it then.

I remember saying that I would never get a device like an iPad because I knew it would negatively impact my normal lifestyle, and it has.

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