Reducing my amount of pure distraction intake has been super helpful for me. Less video games, more personal projects, music stuff, I started reading again and I'm getting better at it.
I love doing computer stuff, but so much of it is designed to make your brain mush and get you addicted. If you really want to use your computer, find actual creative pursuits that can make your computer useful as a tool rather than an entertainment box.
It's pretty surprising what you can accomplish with a cheap recording interface, either Cakewalk or Reaper, some free VST synths, and a $30 MIDI keyboard controller.
Hell, if you want to go really crazy, make your own MIDI keyboard. a 5 dollar arduino, some wire, buttons or an old digital typewriter, and online tutorials can make you something decent.
Reducing my amount of pure distraction intake has been super helpful for me. Less video games, more personal projects, music stuff, I started reading again and I'm getting better at it.
I love doing computer stuff, but so much of it is designed to make your brain mush and get you addicted. If you really want to use your computer, find actual creative pursuits that can make your computer useful as a tool rather than an entertainment box.
It's pretty surprising what you can accomplish with a cheap recording interface, either Cakewalk or Reaper, some free VST synths, and a $30 MIDI keyboard controller.
Hell, if you want to go really crazy, make your own MIDI keyboard. a 5 dollar arduino, some wire, buttons or an old digital typewriter, and online tutorials can make you something decent.
Transducer and a couple of quad op-amps, and you could probably make a shitty MIDI theremin.