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RE: Spark's Audio Blog - HEALING THE ADDICTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA, Steemit, Computer Gaming, Netflix, Youtube, and other Compulsive Screen-Time

in #psychology7 years ago

Hi, and my apologies for the delay in responding (I'm temporarily working at the Santa Fe Tree House Camp, and without internet unless I head to town).

I'm finding that without more information from you, I'm needing to rely on some assumptions in order to respond to you. Are you feeling that I'm accusing you or others of addiction to Steemit? That is not my intention.

The blog is meant as an expression of how I'm dealing with my addiction, in the hopes it's inspiring or being informative to people. It's not meant to accuse or judge anyone else on their internet use. Some people can put many hours into the internet and it's not an addiction, meaning, they can make conscious choices to engage or not engage in the internet; it's not negatively affecting their health, work life, financial strength, sleep patterns, etc.

I'm not sure what you mean by hijacked. I use the word addiction to refer to what that word defines. I do the same with comedy, romance, and other words. I'm not using it to guilt-trip myself or anyone, but to name a spade a spade.

Yes, concentration is required to become good at anything. I'm assuming you are referring to engaging with Steemit? Again, my blog is not meant to judge you or anyone on how much time you put into Steemit.