You know what really grinds my gears?
People who recognize a problem, see a way to fix it (often with minimal effort) and then... just don't do it?!?!?
For example, short form content: People know it's bad for them, joke about being TikTok addicted and having a decreased attention span and then just continue using it? You know, not doing stuff is pretty easy. And once you're at the point where you seriously notice symptoms of addiction, you should probably take some more drastic measures
@auldlangsin If they don't stop, they're already addicted. And if they're already addicted, it takes a shitton of effort to stop. Addiction is no joke.
@trinsec Yeah, that's specifically why I put in the last bit. But I feel like most people I observe this behaviour in are not (yet) addicted but simply have a habit.
What I don't understand is why people don't seem to make the mental leap from "This is a bad behaviour" to "I should stop this behaviour" to "I will take steps to change the bad behaviour".
Maybe I chose bad example since in this case, the border of addiction and habit is kind of blurry. "I should do more sport" or "I should buy less stuff" or really any form of "This thing is bad for me/people close to me/the environment... I should probably do the thing different"
@auldlangsin I think this shit every day (I should.. I should...) and every time I'm not doing it. And then before going to bed I'm like '... I could've done that or that or that.. but I didn't...', and feeling the pressure is an almost surefire way into depression, and then you're doing even less. -.-
Thing is: It's easier said than done. If you know the one cure fits all answer to this, you'd be a millionnaire by now. ;)
