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Derek Sivers · 3 Mar 2026

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Solving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker.

My brain feels stronger because I work through the problem instead of prompting it away.

Also said by Scott H. Young

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  1. Media silence creates a vacuum, which your own thoughts expand to fill.
  2. My brain feels stronger because I work through the problem instead of prompting it away.
  3. Every day or two, I bring my laptop into town to get online for an hour. The time limit keeps me super-focused.

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