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Imo it doesn't matter if you live in a luxury high rise or a shitty college apartment: I highly recommend gifting homemade cookies or some sort of sweet treat to your nearby neighbors. Tbh you don't even have to look face-to-face at them if you're too anxious: you can just knock on their door, set the plate down (with a note explaining why it's there ofc), and scurry off and it'll all be fine
I recommend this because honestly: we don't know our neighbors anymore, and it's really lonely and isolating to not know them. I don't think there's any need to be best friends with them, but to establish a sort of "hey idk you that well, but I'll look out for your shit if you look out for mine" kind of relationship can go a long way. And I think sweet treats are a great way to break the ice and everything bc hey, we all gotta eat somehow
Feb 18, 2025
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opening jars, moving furniture, why does my car sound funny β¦ ply your neighbors with cookies and charm and call on them as needed! itβs how Iβve kept my precious hands soft.
Jun 16, 2024
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doing something for someone who lives near you. could be the move. lend them some salt. they are your neighbor.
Jul 12, 2024
today a neighbor gave me this beautiful orange!!! maybe i should keep some candies or something in my bag to give out to neighbors i run into in the hall? thoughts?
Feb 21, 2024
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It shows a long life and the many smiles you've given and experienced!! It's a permanent remembrance of happiness and I think that's beautiful!!
Mar 14, 2025
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My steps:
1. Shut my phone down, hide it in my room, and lock the door so it's a pain in the ass to get to.
2. Be bored, and sit in the boredom for like 7-10 minutes (MINIMUM)-- once you're bored see what your brain gravitates to beyond The Screen (is it doodling? is it playing guitar? is it writing?)
3. Find the little thing your brain latches on to, and start doing it! Even if it's something goofy like "Just Dance youtube videos" to dance to LOL this is you, deliberately following your brain's natural curiosity & interest
And then rinse and repeat however you like <3 Once you get accustomed to the smaller, more gratifying feel good activities, social media starts to feel too overwhelming to even pick back up again-- you'll be reaching for it less and less
(a final aside: I am of the major belief that creativity & imagination is critical to creating a better reality to live in, because it shows that you're capable of leaning into what "doesn't exist", and are courageous enough to imagine and build a reality that defies the status quo. but that's just me LOL)
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