I enjoyed reading this thread. It's an interesting question. For me, the falling away of old friends, old business associates and old activities seems to have lessened the distractions in my life, so that now I am able to focus on myself and my personal growth. What's interesting is that sometimes I found myself MISSING the distractions. Personal development is hard work and occasionally it was a relief to spend two hours on the phone with an old buddy having a totally meaningless conversation about nothing..... and I never gave those two hours a second thought. Those old buddies are all gone now, and these days I would feel awful for throwing away two valuable hours. It's as if the Universe has said to me, "No more distractions! Get to work!"
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