Yes, Ted. There’s a lot of unproductive distractions today. They can certainly be counterproductive. However, my point is to contrast with so much conventional thinking that seems to decree unflinching focus on particular goals, which I do not think is the best approach either. Wasting time with menial and meaningless distractions isn’t good, but intentional distraction, that is, intentionally following-up on curiosities one encounters that seem intriguing, is good. The type of distraction you describe is driven by boredom; the type I’m advocating is driven by curiosity — there’s a substantial and important difference between the two.