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Distraction addiction- pressing in over numbing out
An audio version of this blog post is available here: https://jokoepke.substack.com/ Does anyone else battle with distraction addiction? Or is it just me? So often I realise at the end of the day that precious hours have been sucked away by distraction. The frustration at myself builds and I try many strategies to deal with this, with varying degrees of success. It’s easy to blame my phone and technology. I have admitted my phone addiction before and even speak on overcoming it for groups, such as MOPS. Phones and technology are certainly designed to be addictive and distract us from other things we could be choosing to do. They need…
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Goodbye, distractions.
Hello there, distractions. It seems you didn’t disappear while I was away. Somehow I thought the break from you might cause you to fade. And yet, here you are still calling me away from what I had planned to do and achieve. I guess you will always be here in one form or another. You are part of life. I know that you have been a significant part of my days. We’ve even had fun together while ignoring the to-do list. I need to let you know that things will be changing around here. You see, I have some big dreams and plans ahead. I am working towards being the…