I liked that you drew a comparison between cutting tech cold turkey and diets/fads - the principle is the same.
I'm training for a triathlon currently and I see this all the time in my running and ridding groups. People get excited, they under-eat and over-train, they want the benefits NOW, failing to understand that it's a process. It takes your body time to adjust, but most importantly your mind needs to understand this as a new routine.
I wrote recently about having deleted all of the social media apps from my phone. It took me a good while to stop reaching out for my phone out of pure habit.
It takes months to build a habit, you can't expect to break it in days.
Agreed! Sadly, the algorithm promotes short term outcomes rather than long term. Hopefully, we can make our own contribution by helping people understand that patience and consistency will yield amazing results :)
I liked that you drew a comparison between cutting tech cold turkey and diets/fads - the principle is the same.
I'm training for a triathlon currently and I see this all the time in my running and ridding groups. People get excited, they under-eat and over-train, they want the benefits NOW, failing to understand that it's a process. It takes your body time to adjust, but most importantly your mind needs to understand this as a new routine.
I wrote recently about having deleted all of the social media apps from my phone. It took me a good while to stop reaching out for my phone out of pure habit.
It takes months to build a habit, you can't expect to break it in days.
Agreed! Sadly, the algorithm promotes short term outcomes rather than long term. Hopefully, we can make our own contribution by helping people understand that patience and consistency will yield amazing results :)