I find myself spending way more time than I'd like scrolling this site, Reddit, Twitter, etc. I want to limit my digital use to bare necessities, but when I'm mentally exhausted (poor sleep, after work, etc.) it's kind of all I have the energy to do.

I feel like doing literally nothing, getting lost in my thoughts can be even MORE tiring than using the internet lol. Maybe that's normal, or maybe it's like my depressive/anxious brain refusing to shut off or be nice.

Anyway, if you weren't spending your time online, how would you shut your brain off and unwind?

  • largefather [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Start small: 20 minutes every weeknight toward an [unplugged] activity you want to do but currently don’t.

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah this is great! Don't be like "oh I locked my phone for 3 hours" - just replace that time with something else. If you don't plan it out, you won't want to actually unplug- for good reason. Honestly staring at your phone is a much better use of time than staring at the wall.