specifxally using them like an old person online… a pause indicator only seeming to denote a neutral break between sentence fragments, half formed thoughts … a very free punctuation mark like the em dash (also goated), useful because it captures the grammar of real spoken word rather than formal prose
like communicating with the ancients
a secret language hidden in plain sight
executing messages with patience
can give a sudden sense of strange delight
get da NTS app or whatever radio station u fuck with and just put that on in the morning. ya your brain might want stimulation before u can get out of bed but it doesn’t need instagram reels level shit. Just some fresh music is sometimes all u need
separate your to do list into what does and doesn’t require a screen, and do those lists separately means you aren’t constantly bouncing between a screen and the material world. Bonus points if your screenless list is completed without any music or podcasts or anything at all. You’re hiding your true power level by blocking all your thinking with consumption!! posting a neoluddite rec on pifyi is basically reaction farming I’ve realised but I’m NOT that cynical I promise