Screens, scrolling, and distraction: When is it good?

I've been building websites since 1996.

Thirty years inside the digital world.

And I still believe it's the technology that has transformed human beings the most in my lifetime: knowledge without intermediaries, direct access to sources, resistance to censorship and the state's monopoly on violence, businesses that scale without asking anyone for permission.

But the same technology has another side. Screens and endless scrolling compete every day for your focus, your attention, and your ability to concentrate.

And I continue to create, use, and invest in digital products.

Incoherent?

Over the last few weeks, I've told you in five newsletters how I think (start here), leading up to my theory of intelligence vectors.

A vector is not just force. It is force with direction.

Technology multiplies the magnitude of everything we do. What decides if it adds to or subtracts from you is where it is pointing.

That is how I resolve the paradox: using digital tools only where they push in the direction of my values. In my case, bringing health and longevity easily to the greatest number of people possible.

That is why at SuperFuertes we chose WhatsApp and not an app.

An app is one more screen to open, one more notification to ignore, one more password to remember. You already open WhatsApp every day. The training arrives where you already are.

Less friction, easier to start. But the hard part is not starting. It's keeping it up.

In this video, I explain:

• How to create a habit by eliminating resistance
• How to maintain it when motivation runs out

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And if health is important to you and you want to invest in your longevity:

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Gonzalo