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Re: I'm an addict

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Post by travisgriggs »

katzgrau wrote: post #193
supernihil wrote: post #160

I dont like the idea of replacing the time spend compulsively procrastinating with "learning a new language, getting a pet, going to the gym" is the right way. I see the root cause (for me atleast (used to read HN and blogs for 4 hours everyday)) is that i cant stand being with myself. During the last two months ive been trying to not panic when i'm idle. And not take out my phone or read the nearest material i can l…

They're just cliche ideas for how to fill the time. Anyone one who tries to break an addiction suddenly finds themselves with a lot of free time they don't know how to fill. But on that note, have multiple kids AND get a pet. You'll never have a free minute again.

> But on that note, have multiple kids AND get a pet. You'll never have a free minute again.

But then you’ll flock to these addictions because you feel you need an escape.

I have four kids and a ShiTsu.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by zerkten »

rr808 wrote: post #188
FeepingCreature wrote: post #28

Consider talking to a doctor about ADD? (Alternatively, get some Adderall somewhere and experiment.) Executive control is a distinct mental capability.

Maybe but it seems too common - does nearly everyone have ADD?

No. But, it feels like people seem to only be able to name a single condition. ADHD gets misapplied frequently. I only scanned the original article, but it was really evident that the individual has a complex situation deserving more than self-help.

To underline this point. There are almost weekly threads here which either either start with a mention of "ADHD", or someone posting a comment on "ADHD" along with how they manage it with self-help books. It is hard to find the right professional help, but it's something worth doing because it's probably the only thing that will solve the problems. We should encourage people to seek that help instead of only pointing to self-help articles.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by alfor »

paskozdilar wrote: post #196
VoodooJuJu wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>recommend philosophy to people, instead of religion Religion is philosophy, plus ritual and aesthetics. It's the set of philosophies that have survived the ravages of time. It's a set of philosophies that are so useful to live by, that these philosophies have survived through books and rituals for millennia. Or put another way, these philosophies are so incredibly effective, that people are surviving today precisely…

> There existed philosophies you've never heard of, that are dead, because they died with the people who've followed them. Is it just chance? Nope. Religion tends to bring people together, often making them much more powerful as a group. But to me, it's just not worth selling out. > I think this is a focus exclusive to "nu-Christian" Anglosphere denominations I don't think that is the case. John 14:6 says: “I am the…

But what is ’I’ in this sentence?

Personally I see it a ’truth’ like in scientific truth and personal integrity.

Imagine Jesus as the incarnation of the best possible person. I you where to try to based your actions in a similar way, what would you do?

"No man comes to the Father but by me”:

You won't be the best version of yourself by chasing any other things (fame, money, pleasure, etc)

I too was disgusted by the first degree interpretation (obviously false) but I now discover a second degree reading that explain our human condition and most of our problems.

Look into Peterson Biblical lecture on Youtube if you want to see a psychological way of looking at the bible.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by smrtinsert »

eric_cc wrote: post #232
bin_bash wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in my mid-30's. I quit reading Reddit because in pretty much all the subreddits I was in I started to feel old. People sound like I did 10-15 years ago when I lacked the life experience I have now. I don't have this experience on HN really. I suspect I'm closer to the average age here. There is the occasional poor opinion but it usually gets downvoted pretty hard. Even people that I disagree with I learn a lot fr…

No matter what the subreddit is, it’s full of radically far left political comments. They get upvoted and any attempt to provide reason gets downvoted. Not sure how it became this way but perhaps it’s as simple as what you say: > People sound like I did 10-15 years ago when I lacked the life experience They’re kids. Or perhaps it’s more sinister and coordinated. Either way, the political component of Reddit has made…

I'd love to hear what your definition of radical far left is.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by technovader »

I can relate to this.

My understanding is you're addicted to dopamine.

You need a dopamine fast. Just take away all your dopamine sources for a 1 day, or 1 week. And then self reflect on its effects on you.

The repeat it every once in a while or whenever you need it.

1 day a week. Or 1 week per month. Something like that.

You've encouraged me to do the same. I'm very unhappy with my own addiction to youtube and social media. Though its more like 2 hours per day maybe

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Post by goy »

This is a global phenomenon ... Almost any teenager or persons in their early twenties have a similar life. Maybe engage in an organisation where you simply cannot live like that (the army, etc) for a while ?

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by swat535 »

Jaruzel wrote: post #123
SnowHill9902 wrote: post #23

Knowing that HN is generally against it, I say it anyway: I recommend religion and religious teachings which address this and many other daily worldly issues perfectly. Christianity and Judaism both have excellent resources. Religious scholars have actually been the best psychologists but are generally dismissed by non-believers. Edit: for those asking for specific recommendations. It’s always best to find your own p…

> I recommend religion and religious teachings which address this and many other daily worldly issues perfectly. This advice simply doesn't work if the recipient is an atheist. To me, Religious texts are made up fiction that hold no more meaning in my world view than Harry Potter or Game of Thrones. If you read enough fiction on a shared topic, you'll be able to pull the same number of 'enlightening' quotes from thos…

> Religious texts are made up fiction that hold no more meaning in my world view than Harry Potter or Game of Thrones

I have been downvoted many times (not sure why?) for stating this on HN, but I will state it again:

It's sad that this line of thinking has taken over the modern time. We now have "science", so we don't need any of that silly stuff like "philosophy" or "art" or "religion". All can be explained through the scientific method and all other branches of human intellect are null and avoid.

Of course, this comes from the new Atheists who influenced a lot of the younger generation years a go when they started but their ideas actually stems from older philosophers who shaped the modern day thinking.

Mainly Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche (who was also influenced by Feuerbach), Jean Paul Sartre and Michel Foucault.

For example, What did Jean-Paul Sartre say? "Existence precedes essence" and you can _clearly_ see how this has affected the modern Atheism mentality in the 21st century.

If existence precedes essence, then everything is relative and nothing can be objective and absolute; thus to claim things such as objective morality in the way that religion does is meaningless.

Don't forget that Sartre said: "If God exists, I can't be free, but I am free. Therefore God does not exist". Once again, if you look carefully enough, you absolutely see this in the modern world. The New Atheists for example, took all their ideas and spread them from these philosophers. What was Hitchen's famous quote? He would constantly regurgitate Karl Marx: "Religion is the opium of the people" which again.. is rooted from Sartre philosophy.

There is a great talk about this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQcm0Mi5To

More to it, to anyone who claims religious people are intellectual inept, I would simply challenge you to read any of the material written by the intellectuals of the tradition. For example, for Christianity they would be: Augustine of Hippo, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas or John Henry Newman and tell me you're dealing with someone who has suspended his critical faculties.

You are welcome to disagree with them of course, but to claim that we should simply replace these materials with math books is disingenuous.

Just my 2c.

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Post by SnowHill9902 »

bogdanoff_2 wrote: post #221
SnowHill9902 wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you read psychological works by ancient religious scholars you’ll understand. They delve extremely deeply and insightfully inside one’s soul. True: they didn’t use Chi-squared tests so you’ll not find that. But have you actually read anything of this?

>psychological works by ancient religious scholars Could you recommend some?

I don’t know your background but the Midrash.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by Apocryphon »

technovader wrote: post #255

I can relate to this. My understanding is you're addicted to dopamine. You need a dopamine fast. Just take away all your dopamine sources for a 1 day, or 1 week. And then self reflect on its effects on you. The repeat it every once in a while or whenever you need it. 1 day a week. Or 1 week per month. Something like that. You've encouraged me to do the same. I'm very unhappy with my own addiction to youtube and socia…

Did you actually read the OP? The author describes times when they abstained from Reddit/YouTube and going cold turkey.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by alfor »

paskozdilar wrote: post #172
bin_bash wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Buddhism encourages doubt (in most lineages). There is a sutta where the Buddha said: > “You have a right to be confused. This is a confusing situation. Do not take anything on trust merely because it has passed down through tradition, or because your teachers say it, or because your elders have taught you, or because it’s written in some famous scripture. When you have seen it and experienced it for yourself to be r…

I have had some limited exposure to Buddhism, but I very much like what I've read. Buddhism seems to focus more on human-as-is and making peace with existence, instead of human-as-should-be and making war with existence, as, for example, Christianity does - by the cardinal sin, the human is sinful through its very existence .

The cardinal sin represent the awakening of the human mind, we no longer live in the moment, we can imagine the future and that make us powerful but also miserable (we can suffer from problems we imagine in the future)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifi5KkXig3s

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