We need to insert a new layer in Maslow's hierarchy. The need to occupy your time. Empirically it would seem to go right after safety.
We call it "procrastination" but there is something much more powerful at work.
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it's already in there / at the top
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(and a bit in the middle when you're not including meaning and purpose)
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consume distraction?
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Durkheim diagnosed it: ennui
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Evolution programs us to conserve energy. This is the first time in history where recklessly spending energy is the correct move.
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it's avoidance. Usually of negative emotions
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@MostafaNageeb call it diffuse mode :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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it's tied in with the need to "belong" socially, right? to have a main thing you're working on.
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I was thinking about this yesterday. I've always thought that we're moving up MH, but I've seen people forgo food for snapchat.
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