4/Just as with sex and food, we respond automatically to novel information with an almost imperceptible urge to acquire it.
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15/The effective solution is modifying the environment so that the automatic response of consuming information can't be instantly gratified.
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16/Time & space are needed to notice these responses, to be conscious of the monkey mind so you have the choice of not being defined by it.
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17/It's fruitless to fight against the monkey mind; you cannot choose its responses. What you can do is to limit its range of opportunity.
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18/The rule of thumb is this: When the monkey mind is, you are not. When you are, the monkey mind is not. To know which is? Pay attention.
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