The phone is my biggest enemy.. and time. But if I can push thru the initial discomfort of doing any activity not related to my phone.. I think the edge subsides and time slows down. I experience That most often when I try to get back into reading. all I can offer is to cast ur phone aside if u haven’t already, even if it’s just for an hour or two in ur room while u try Out ur hobbies elsewhere. best of luck <3
Jun 5, 2025
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I start reading and find myself naturally getting sleepy enough to go back to sleep within the hour. It’s a great distraction from any racing thoughts or anxiety, but in my experience it only truly works when I absolutely avoid looking at my phone screen. 📱 ❌
Jul 21, 2024
i have been on a journey to untangle my tasks from my iPhone.
i'd be out in the world someplace, pull out my phone for something as menial as checking the time, or as well intentioned as capturing the moment in a pic, and immediately get sucked into texts and instagram™️ and all the virtual things happening in this tiny lil demon light box.
the goal: pull my phone out of my bag ONLY for phone things. that's texting, calling, and apps that can't be replaced
the solutions so far:
🕰️ i started with a watch (shoutout Casio) and i wear it every day. once I broke the habit of checking my phone for the time, I felt legitimately freed from something Major
📷 I bought a small digital camera to leave in my bag. the pics look better and I don’t get distracted by the virtual world when I'm trying to capture something in the now
📚 I bought a kindle. It fits in my jacket pocket (literally) and gives me something to do when I'm on the train or waiting for an appointment that isn't scrolling
I just realized so much of the time I spent on my phone was not intentional. It was a thing I was doing in between Other intentional moments. my screen time is still several hours a day (don’t get me wrong) but I think my brain has healed at least 3%.
welcoming other ideas as well💡
Sep 24, 2024
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I started today by fighting the urge to look at my phone before I go to sleep.. I feel my heart aching for my phone but I’ll read some pages of a book i started a year ago and haven’t finished instead.
Jun 7, 2024
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Feb 9, 2025
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a really fun, kooky, imaginative movie- from what I remember it felt similar to Rocky Horror maybe in aesthetics? But the story is what those critics call a “Faustian tale 😏” smirk included
3d ago
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“Memories of the things we did, some we're proud of, some we hid
So when two people have to part, sometimes it makes them stronger”
[…]
“Memories haunt you all the time, I will never leave your mind
Got judgment on your side
You've said bad things and you've lied
Still, I remember some of the good things, baby
Like love after dark and picnics in parks
Those are the days I'll not forget in my life”
- marvin gaye
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