We try to recover from a day of overload by collapsing in front of the TV. But if you only break away from distraction into rest--if you don't replace it with a positive goal you are striving toward--you will always be pulled back to distraction sooner or later. #JohannHari

- January 08, 2026

We try to recover from a day of overload by collapsing in front of the TV. But if you only break away from distraction into rest--if you don't replace it with a positive goal you are striving toward--you will always be pulled back to distraction sooner or later. #JohannHari
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We try to recover from a day of overload by collapsing in front of the TV. But if you only break away from distraction into rest--if you don't replace it with a positive goal you are striving toward--you will always be pulled back to distraction sooner or later. #JohannHari

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