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Putting down Your phone, taking off your watch And doing something, anything

You, yes you. Put down your phone. Remove all electronics from your person and exist for a moment. Sing a song. Or jump up and down. Scream. Or go outside and take a deep breath. Pet the damn dog. Feel connected to humanity by disconnecting. The skin where you wear your Apple Watch needs some sun so go outside and get some. Don’t track that workout this time; don’t worry it still counts even if you don’t close your rings. Yes this post is advice for myself as much as it is for others.

@stvn

Feb 7, 2024

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try everything you do without a phone

Normal life is not being hitched to your phone like cattle in a yoke Human thriving for thousands of years occurred without ready screen access So I'd say: try anything but don't have your phone with you—go for a walk, hang with friends, draw, write, figure out a way to take pictures or listen to music without the phone; go to the store or class or to the party without it I'm in this journey myself. Forcing myself to notice. Forcing myself to think differently. So instead say: I don't bring my phone with my everywhere. What's a good reason to have it this time? Changing the defaults.

@mattshawsome

May 15, 2025

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Let it die

I like to let my phone die— I often don’t charge it overnight, and try not to plug it in during the day. If you’re able to access work/school through only your laptop, let your phone die, or leave it on the plug in another room. I also delete most apps from my phone for periods of weeks, and minimally use social media— if this works for you, it can feel very liberating, and makes me feel much less constantly accessible (which I think is a good thing). Something that helps me is thinking about the flattening of correspondence; before social media, if you wanted to communicate to a friend, it was one-on-one— you might write a letter, or call, or email, but what you were doing was conversational and relational. When we use social media, we flatten a lot of individual relationships into one relationship between us and our “audience.” Instead of sharing a thought or comment intended for one person, and designed for them to reply and continue the correspondence, we put out press releases on our own lives: “this is what I had for breakfast,” “this is a meme about my mental health,” and we become part of a passive audience in our friend’s lives. We end up feeling like we’ve just seen our friends, because we’re “viewing” their lives, but actually apps leave us feeling very isolated and anti-social. Try deleting your most used social media apps, and also schedule a walk/movie night/coffee with a friend. Outside of radical deletion, pick an audio book to listen to, and pair it with a hands on/tactile activity: you could load the dishwasher, or draw, or try embroidery.

@nadiyaelyse

Jul 29, 2024

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Little coffee in the shower

Drink a double shot of espresso while warming the shower. Sip the tiny cup of coffee and leave the cup on the side of the sink while you are showering. Its like the amuse-bouche of a refreshing routine.

@eyecreatedu

Jan 25, 2025

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Learning to love

In stressful times or environments, or even regular times, it is especially important knowing that the whole point is love. Its collecting things for the sake of it, its hugging your friends for not reason, its sitting by a fireplace on a cold day, its colourful cutlery. Everything is for love and im learning to be careful,

@eyecreatedu

Feb 25, 2025

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having hope

for the first time in literally my whole life i am feeling hopeful for the future. it is so weird but it is a nice feeling, like i can actually live out my dreams. the future is mine for the taking even when the world seems to be in shambles!

@eyecreatedu

Jan 2, 2025