Andrew Huberman· PhD
And then another form of distraction which captures my ability to focus intensely but has me focusing on the wrong things. And here, I think the judgment of wrong is reasonable to include if, for instance, I'm being impulsively yanked to something on social media. I'm being impulsively yanked to someone else's pain and experience and somehow confusing that with my own experience. This isn't empathy but just being yanked around.