when I know I need to focus on something, I will put my phone and my iPad somewhere physically far away from me so that the effort of getting up to go get it outweighs the effort required to just sit down and keep doing whatever it is Iโm meant to be doing
also a really good playlist or brown/white noise helps
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I get distracted by the fun box on my desk, Iโve been putting it in a drawer at work. Helps me focus a lot more.
Dec 1, 2023
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I start reading and find myself naturally getting sleepy enough to go back to sleep within the hour. Itโs a great distraction from any racing thoughts or anxiety, but in my experience it only truly works when I absolutely avoid looking at my phone screen. ๐ฑ โ
Jul 21, 2024
Trying to keep lots of things within reach - meds, book, journal, fidget toy, tarot cards, etc - so I can delay how quickly I get sucked into the abyss. So far itโs working!
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i don't think anyone ever intends to become a recreational ornithologist. but i've noticed that it definitely creeps up on you slowly in your mid-twenties. it starts with noticing how funny pigeons are, then learning pigeon lore, and suddenly you're feeding your neighbourhood birds every morning and buying books on birds. as a child i idolised the pigeon lady in home alone 2, and i woke up this morning and realised โ i AM the pigeon lady ๐ฆ
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reading is a habit of building and developing your empathy and critical thinking skills. youโre forced to sit with an idea for however long you are reading it and forced to contextualise it and comprehend it within your own life and perspective. You canโt just scroll away or pause or put it on 2x speed. you have to sit with it. itโs super underrated, but genuinely Iโve made this a habit for the last year and feel like a totally different person. also you come out of it having learned something new or seeing the world in a slightly new way. I literally do not see any downsides to reading. make reading cool again! also you donโt have to do it in one big block, you can space it out โ 15 mins here, 45 there โ whatever works for you!
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our cultural obsession with being perceived as cool is a disease. its peak capitalistic/consumerist propaganda. fuck being cool. like what you like and who cares if it's cool or not. it's tiresome and we need to leave it in 2024. literally nothing gives me the ick more than people who betray themselves in an attempt to be perceived as cool by the masses. be yourself โ even if it means you're 'uncool'.
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