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just went to a Buddhist retreat in the countryside.
have been back online for 12 hours now.
music sounds better
food tastes better
the world is brighter
senses are heightened
yes mediating for several hours a day for sure helped, but i suspect simply not doom scrolling for hours on end has done wonders
turn off your devices!
Aug 10, 2024
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upgrade from stashing it in your bag! No quick access, no thoughts connected to it. Give ur brain back to your body!
Just turned off my phone for 1.5 hours with a journal and crayons in a beautiful green space in the front of a museum.
I wrote two stories and drew some faces and watched people laugh and fight and saw a baby chase a bird and listened to my thoughts
It was great
Jun 17, 2024
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two weeks ago my iPhone decided she would no longer turn on, and as the broke young adult I am I said fuck it what if I went off the grid? Mind you I have been ADDICTED to short-form content and social media for years. I tried the time limits thingy but like any addict I just completely ignored it.
there was a withdrawal period, sure, but my god. I have so many thoughts. So many ideas. So much more patience. I have read more, created more art, and spent some of the best times with my friends. I have sent letters and receive emails. We are not meant to be reached 24/7. I am intentional with my news intake, and I am even more informed because I make an active decision to read and watch the news when my nervous system is regulated and with all this free time I have the space to process what I am consuming.
I truly do not see myself ever going back. With no google maps to rely on I am experiencing my surroundings - paying attention to the small stuff. I live in a fucking beautiful place. I am surrounded by beautiful people. I have an interesting mind capable of beautiful thoughts.
mom was right!!! it is the damn phone!!!!
5d ago
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i was on holiday and barely checked my phone for three weeks. highly recommend. good for the soul. a reminder that social media is not real life and 90% of it is marketing anyway. your friends will be fine if you don’t watch their stories every single day. go outside. touch grass. smell the flowers. go for a swim.
Aug 5, 2024
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too many people, under the guise of ‘self care’ and wellness don’t go out anymore. on the surface I support this as prioritising mental health etc is obvi not bad thing. I just wonder if we’re as a culture inadvertently becoming to risk adverse/ kinda lame? like we’re young, i don’t want to hear about the netflix show youre watching… i don’t want to hear about your knitted scarf… can we all just grab a pint and do some ket in the toilet?
Feb 16, 2024
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, knowing it wont go anywhere or lead to anything, but cherishing every second anyways
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