I've identified sixteen strategies to use for fostering habits, and one strategy is the Strategy of Distraction.
It's a highly effective strategy, particularly for people who are attracted to potato-chip news. I'm not attracted to potato-chip news, myself, so it took me a while to understand this challenge.
"Potato-chip news" is news that's repetitive, requires little effort to absorb, and is consumable in massive quantities: true crime, natural disasters, political punditry, celebrity gossip, sports gossip, or endless photographs of beautiful houses, food, or clothes.
We all have a duty to be educated citizens, but potato-chip news provides endless commentary, speculation, and images, rather than fresh facts or sophisticated analysis, and information is usually sensationalized.
Most people enjoy potato-chips news from time to time—to track a presidential election or the Oscars. However, some are particularly drawn to material that makes them feel shocked, frightened,...
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