I understand your reflection and, while it is true that we live in an era of greater distractions and choices, I also believe that technology and science have changed the rules of the game. It is not just a matter of "living within the media", as you mention, but of adapting to different economic and social realities. Today, for example, access to information makes it possible to explore alternatives that did not exist before: digital entrepreneurship, collaborative economies, and so on. However, I agree that without discipline and focus, any advice, however valuable, will be useless. As you say, "simplifying" and prioritising is still key, but adapting these principles to our times can make a difference, don't you think?
I answered this before, but it wouldn't go through because the comment got deleted before I could submit...
It doesn't matter what tools we have avvailable - if we don't learn how to use them, they are useless.