Rec | WHAT TO DO NOW

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With being so distanced from Instagram and TikTok now, I find myself running through the pages of apps on my phone, searching for something to do. Each time this habitual routine occurs, I feel so disappointed in how trained I am to believe that joy, entertainment, and connection solely come from the screen in my hand. It’s a bitter realization that the world around me has been ignored for so long, while offering me a far more satisfactory experience of life.

@Jai

6d ago

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@clownanarchist

I think a nice easy outlet for that energy to do something is having a book nearby. Or you could also draw and journal. If you must find an outlet to scroll, I put my “I miss scrolling on Tiktok” energy into Substack.

6d ago

@royallmonarch

find more outlets for that energy! maybe get into cooking, start reading, go on walks, watch a movie, call a friend, literally anything that you would prefer to do that isn’t sitting and being bored or disappearing into the numbing embrace of screen slogging

6d ago

@ptvdom

it sucks. i’ve quit instagram idk how many times at this point and its just so boring, but id rather be bored than stimulated 24/7 tbh

6d ago

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