Nicholas Bate lists the distractions we all need to manage –

1. Wonderful drugs distract us from basic self-care.

2. Screens from conversation.

3. Instant food from deep nutrition.

4. Share-holder demands from long-term strategy.

5. Gyms from simply being a mover.

6. The cheap immersive download from reading.

7. Air-con from deserts, mountains and shores.