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just putting on music or a podcast a ticking away at something mindless that needs getting done. batch editing photos, data inputting and admin anything that's kinda automatic and let's your mind wander
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If I'm in the right headspace and I'm not hungry and don't have to pee. And I have music playing and my cats aren't in a crazy mood. Unironically if one of these things aren't true I will probably get distracted
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this is actually a weekly ritual for me that I've been doing for like a year now. every weekend I block out at least 1 hour to just sit and 'waste time'. no screens, no music (these two are super important), just be outside and paying attention to the sounds and sights and smells. plus letting my mind wander. sometimes my wasting time is just a walk and taking film photos. or people watching. but the essence is you carve out a block of time to simply exist without any pressure to create or produce or do anything and to just do what you want. super grounding.
another thing I make time for is at least a one hour block to make something with my hands. can be press on nails, jewellery, clay, whatever. my brain struggles to be still and this is the only way I get the stream of thoughts to chill. also there is something so fulfilling about making something with your hands and seeing the product of your handiwork and toil (insert Dostoyevsky quote here).
Oct 23, 2024
What could I do with all the time spent commuting?
Sometimes my mind just wonders.
Then I realize not everything needs to lead to a productive output and relax
Feb 2, 2024
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i remember squeezing next to my sister so we could play coop on the same keyboard and the different noises all the characters made when you fell off the platforms were 🤌
Jan 18, 2025
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deadass put it in another room and shut the door - if anyone really needs you they'll call. set a timer on anything else (i do it on the oven when I'm cleaning) then break up your tasks into smaller ones and write a checklist. being able to tick things off helps me see how much i've already done. then when the timer goes off either celebrate and finish or set another one and go again. the trick is small enough chunks of time that it's not overwhelming but still let's you get stuff done.
Jan 18, 2025
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including once uncorking a wine bottle with a screw and the edge of a table
Jan 18, 2025