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Mar 2023
12m 37s

Overstimulation is Ruining Your Life

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Turns out that diving deep into our own thoughts is something that we don’t really like to do. We find it boring, and we’ll do anything to alleviate boredom, even if it means subjecting ourselves to self-inflicted electric shocks. This, sadly, is not an exaggeration. You’d be surprised what your mind can achieve when you just allow it to wander for a moment.


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