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While I recognize the irony of posting this on social media, I really am proud of the rebirth of my attention span. Something I had believed to be long dead, scattered in the bough of a wind-shaken tree (to quote Ada), revived itself miraculously.
I can read again. I can watch movies while not simultaneously doomscrolling. I use ad breaks to run to the bathroom or grab a snack (à la satellite TV days) instead of starting a game of Subway Surfers.
I feel a return to self and purpose! Tiktok has not taken all from me.
Jan 15, 2025
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I used to feel a similar way spending hours scrolling through instagram and tiktok, which provide quick but unearned instant gratification inherently frying your brain with content. But the way i got out of it was to force myself to consume content that made me wait for the pay off, be it youtube essays, movies, books etc. it makes you regain your attention span to a significant extent and then you feel independent of that need to mindlessly scroll in just a months time. Just be careful to not fall into that rut again. Its a slippery slope.
TLDR: just watch a mad man on youtube rant about an obscure piece of media till tiktoks dont interest you anymore.
Jan 11, 2025
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TikTok has ruined the attention span of our entire generation to the point of which I struggle to sit through a 15 minute YouTube video without getting bored (unless I’m really into it). But I’m working on it
Mar 3, 2025
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I am a free woman
That app tapped into my very worst insecurities
i thought I needed it for ~~~*inspiration*~~~
But inspiration is EVERYWHERE and now I can actually see it because I’m not scrolling constantly
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Feb 13, 2025
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Biiiiig fan of having a Place you always go, a Place where you’ve tried most things on the menu, a Place where you can recognize all the workers and almost have your punchcard fully filled out. A Place where you have a favorite booth and least favorite stool because it wobbles a little.
if my life were a sitcom and they could only build so many sets, this Place would definitely be one of them
Jan 12, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
If you, like me, relive a memory until it becomes a part of you as surely as a bruise on your arm, blackout poetry may be for you! Took a landmark letter from a ways back and reduced, reused, recycled. Didn’t even have to write anything new!
Pressed on my bruise for long enough, and the pain faded away. still left with my arm
Jan 22, 2025