I agree that it’s pointless yet addicting to check the market value of a portfolio, so I could see how adding friction to such task could add a lot of benefit.
One way I purposefully add friction to my life is by making myself use the browser versions of different social medias rather than the iPhone apps. Instagram on Firefox doesn’t hit the dopamine receptors quite the same.
Nasim Taleb wrote a book called "Antifragile." His idea was that some systems benefit from shocks, while other systems are damaged by shocks. Here you've found a system that benefits from neglect, so you prophylactically hide your own finances from yourself! Shall we term this "artificial ignorance"?
I agree that it’s pointless yet addicting to check the market value of a portfolio, so I could see how adding friction to such task could add a lot of benefit.
One way I purposefully add friction to my life is by making myself use the browser versions of different social medias rather than the iPhone apps. Instagram on Firefox doesn’t hit the dopamine receptors quite the same.
Nasim Taleb wrote a book called "Antifragile." His idea was that some systems benefit from shocks, while other systems are damaged by shocks. Here you've found a system that benefits from neglect, so you prophylactically hide your own finances from yourself! Shall we term this "artificial ignorance"?
I like it! I think it is a useful strategy for situations where you don't trust yourself to act optimally