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I use Google like this unfortunately, I just search random things that come to mind if I want to know more.

Example: I see a squirrel nibbling at a pinecone or something. My brain literally thinks to search "squirrel diet pinecone" or "what do squirrels eat pinecone" and if I have my phone on me I search that. Otherwise I just search it when I get home.

I did an experiment where I ditched my smartphone for a year and this thought pattern went away. When I picked up the smartphone again the thought pattern came back.




Your search terms make sense to me though. Whereas “my eyes hurt” seems like a crazy search term to me. I would ask something like “eye pain causes” rather than just tell Google my eyes hurt haha




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