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- You mean, phone addiction gives you an advantage?
You mean, phone addiction gives you an advantage?
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The man held his phone up, transfixed, drool forming at the corner of his mouth.
He didn’t move for 9 minutes.
Snapped out of his hypnosis, he physically jumped, and tutted to himself.
Back to work.
I’ve been here.
One moment, I’m flicking on my phone to check for an address, and the next I’m fourteen minutes into a short film about Andean llama farmers who’ve discovered their livestock can predict earthquakes.
I lose time, and my mind turns to slush.
I hate it, and I hate it even more knowing how bloody compelling much of this online slop can be.
But, as with any modern-day calamity, therein lies an opportunity.
Let’s face it. Most of us are at a significant disadvantage because of our phone addictions.
By seeing this, I am faced with two clear choices:
Enter the vortex, get bounced around for years with all the other normies, and be spat out towards the end of life with nothing much to show for it.
Take advantage of the fact that most people are dopamine frazzled, screen-drenched, lost and numb.
This means a little discipline, and even some short-term pain.
But this is SO much easier when I know, with clear certainty, why holding off the online junk is so worth it.
For example, I want to write many, many illustrated books and some novels.
Ain’t no phone-zombie getting far with any of that.
I can.
That’s the opportunity.
Having a still, creative mind in a world of chaotic monkey minds gives you a massive advantage.
Will you seize it?
If this idea appeals, and you want to go deeper into the mental clarity advantage, you’ll enjoy my course:
Untethered Mind.
This is THE course to guide you through a new, undervalued form of understanding that quickly gives you:
A stiller mind
Less anxiety
More confidence
With a renewed mind (and reducing some of that screen time), you may just find yourself propelled further than most in a matter of days.
Alex