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So the least I can do is instruct my smartphone to limit my usage of certain things which I find reduce my quality of life but are very distracting.
There would be a monthly review where we decide how much time is reasonable to spend on each device or website.
Then the question turns into, shall I leave and find new social groups? This is such a high risk act.
That really resonates with me actually, when I hang out with old friends who don't share my work and the information I'm consuming. I feel they inhibit those parts of me, because my mind is trying to reconnect with whatever we have in common, which is by now a small and redundant part of my self.
Aligning your work and interests with your friends seems to be a powerful way to more happiness. It increases the amount of empathy you can have with each other, which is the fundamental way we connect.
The psychologist has also most likely seen even more examples in all the literature he has read and so can add a bit more weight to the argument.
What would convince you of the hypothesis? A quantitative study?
Greece has the Euro hence its troubles. I totally agree the eurozone is a terrible mess and should be dismantled.
So the UK leaving the EU (and the EEA) will cause damage. Your descriptions of the EU are misleading.
It adds to the image that passwords are something special and secret if you cannot use basic functionality.
Or maybe something like this http://www.nvidia.com/object/jetson-tk1-embedded-dev-kit.htm... ?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_quantum_computing