- Distancing myself from some areas of the internet
- Reading especially non-fiction
- Getting to know people in your community
- Doing things for people in your community
- Cooking
- Exploring online resources like Jstor and Internet Archive
- Spending time in nature / parks
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When i say everything can be different i mean it !
changing your bed‘s position can give you a sense of difference in your day to day life.
So let’s go slowly and expand that with little resources :
Home :
-Changing your room from bed position to where the desk is - maybe even change the whole room with the other siblings/parents.
-As an outfit repeater i always try to put a piece with a different one just to be able to create a new out.
-Art is your friend, try to sketch, colorbooks, craft, crochet, etc…
- Journaling with prompts, use tiktok and youtube to get prompts and start writing as much as you like
- discover the internet, start searching new niche websites as a hobby, searching by itself is a hobby, use reddit to discover to world.
- try new recipes with the ingredients you already have in the kitchen.
- pinterest mood boards
- reading books
- get into movies, analyse the movie, rhe colorgrade, the technique etc..
- discover new music
Outside :
- try new roads
- discover your city parks
- register in a library
- walk by the beach even if it’s cold
- collect plants (either by taking pictures for a digital board or a physical one in your journal book)
- watch the sunset with music on
- try new drinks in your local coffeeshop
- window shopping (you dont have money so what ? Just look at the items even try them, you like it ? Thats a motivation point to be able to save up for it for the next sale season etc..)
- if you work or use your laptop to study, use the internet to make it more fun ( ex : search how you can navigate your mail box without using your mouse - search how you can write a whole email without touching the mouse - make your tables colorful - try a new style of writing - etc …)
- after work/school, dont go straight home, walk a bit, discover anything “new” around you.
- before school/work, try to wake up earlier, get pretty for yourself, skin care routine, shower a bit longer, make your fav breakfast, walk slow to ur destination..
- ask around if u can do any volunteer work in your city.
- join a book club
- join a craft club
Jan 13, 2025
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- log off the internet, like truly disconnect yourself from that false reality
- connect to a community or find community through a hobby, skill, books, etc. i can try to find some free99 resources + rec them
- take care of yourself, sleep, eat, be nice to yourself
- rest
find the present moment and train yourself to stay there for a while
Feb 27, 2025
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once I realized that most days I spent entirely at home made me feel awful when they should make me feel rested, I started making a point of getting out of the house on days where I have nothing planned. you can really go anywhere as long as it's a place that you're comfortable and can waste some time in. I would usually go to a coffee shop and do homework/browse the web on my laptop, which I could just as easily do at home but it felt better than doing it there because I actually had to get up, get ready, get outside, and interact with people even if minimally. it just helped me stay grounded.
nowadays if i have to stay home I make a point to force myself to get up at a normal time (sleeping until past noon will make you feel like you can't do anything because it's already so late you migh as well just stay in) and do something creative, usually that helps the time fly if you get engrossed in it for a while. having a hobby is a great timesink that actually feels productive.
if the weather is nice, just go outside and take it in. if you can walk around your part of town, just putting on music an meandering can be a good way to get familiar with your area or find something new to try. I'm a fan of biking so if there's a pedestrian trail in your city just get on and ride. I've found that putting on music and going at a chill pace I can end up wasting hours taking in the sights and vibing and actually get some excercise too.
in general, moving around and getting out are huge. you don't even need to be doing anything ""productive"". but if you must stay inside, get out of the bedroom and find an activity you can get lost in for a while, stimulate your mind a bit.
May 6, 2024
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My parents told me many times growing up they both love this movie and I finally watched it last year for a class that I took
Oct 17, 2024
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It’s just so nice when people genuinely give a shit about you or your friends and you both want to get to know each other more love people like that
Jul 10, 2024
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There’s been multiple reports of AI taking up lots of energy to generate things and we don’t need more energy being wasted to produce a soulless, computer generated piece of AI art (Idk how others feel about AI art but whenever I look at it I feel sick and my heart sinks because it just feels so empty) so that’s one thing. Another issue is all these horrific deepfake scandals, to an incident that happened to at least 1 girl at the high school I went to (I’m not gonna say their names or anything because they’ve already been through so much shit) to South Korea’s recent crackdown on deepfake p0rn which revealed just how rampant it was throughout the country (and I just know shit like this is happening worldwide it’s not just their country). There’s also social media manipulation, biases in AI (only 100/7,000 of this world’s languages being used in chatbot training which only contributes further to languages being endangered), the very real threat of AI to be used to create more inequality, etc. While it looks like generative AI is flopping in some areas now (thank god) I’m still very concerned about it
Oct 2, 2024