Don't allow yourself to be intentionally distracted to avoid dealing with that you truly need to overcome and adapt to. Vices are the built in excuses. They keep you from being emotionally available to yourself and others. And instead of looking at yourself in the mirror, you lean on the vices. You keep it around to protect you. Well starting today, strip those vices. Leave yourself exposed to get some scars and learn somethings about yourself. That is where the growth lies.