Solving Tech Addiction Is an Underappreciated Market Opportunity
In my own experience struggling with addiction I&#x27;ve found that it is a symptom rather than a cause. Once you craft a life that is actually stimulating the tech loses its hold over you pretty quickly, if not instantly (for example when you go on a weekend outing in nature and completely forget your phone). Of course, the time and energy wasted due to the dysfunctional behavior presents a chicken-and-egg roadblock against making this happen.<p>I recall the studies showing the difference between Vietnam veterans who got hooked on dope and those who didn&#x27;t, as well as Bruce K. Alexander&#x27;s Rat Park experiments.<p>The other thing I&#x27;ve learned is that control or blocking tools can be self-defeating, since they transform fighting the addiction into a perpetually unfinished task (&quot;It&#x27;s been Y time since I did X&quot;) that naturally remains to the forefront of your brain and leaves you vulnerable if you end up in an environment without those restrictions. It&#x27;s ultimately easier to address the underlying causes of trying to escape through technology.