Even though they are said to be useless to daily life, people still
do them (like playing video games, listening to music, and reading). It
can bring about immediate pleasure. This sounds like neglecting
long-term things, but pleasure in itself is not bad; Darwinism decided to evade
stress. If turned into something to fill free time, overall life
satisfaction can increase!
It is to break from the high-stakes things, as high stakes mean high
energy. People only have limited mental energy before burnout and
reduced cognitive thinking and doing skills.
Rather, schools
made the excuse that exams and homework were high-stakes, and others
perceived as a "distraction" were not. This led precisely to the
self-hatred trap, where the overjustification
effect occurs, and the human brain does not want to do things judged so
heavily by others because there is a great fear.