I haven't posted anything for quite some time. Hope all is well.
Time is almost always the limiting factor in daily life. Yet the real challenge is maintaining energy and focus in the moment.
When I had an entire afternoon open last weekend, I ended up doing nothing. I couldn't take a nap, because it would mess up my sleep schedule. I didn't have the urge to socialize after lunch with friends. I already exercised in the morning. I thought about going to the beach, but the sky would be dark as soon as I make through traffic. I didn't want to watch a movie. And I couldn't muster up the mental energy to sit down and read a book in silence. With all the time and things I could do, I ended up sitting. It was a weird type of frustration.
I almost opened my phone, but I thought it would be nice to push against the urge. It's similar to nicotine withdrawal. It feels natural to fill in the blank space with a funny video, see what friends are doing, or even check emails for goodness sake. It even happens during work time for a lot of people, understandably.
Meanwhile, these companies (Facebook, TikTok, Google/YouTube, to name a few) make huge profits from our vulnerabilities. They are not benevolent forces seeking to make our life better. Each click and each second spent on these apps is another cha-ching moment hitting their cash register. I feel especially concerned when I see kids looking at their phones instead of talking to their friends around them. As much as it sucks to see adults checking their phones, the impact on kids is much worse. This may be most challenging issue for parents today, with seemingly no solution to it.
Yeah, watch out for yourself, your precious time, and your limited attention. Next time, when this happens I will just go to the beach, even if it gets dark.
Time is almost always the limiting factor in daily life. Yet the real challenge is maintaining energy and focus in the moment.
When I had an entire afternoon open last weekend, I ended up doing nothing. I couldn't take a nap, because it would mess up my sleep schedule. I didn't have the urge to socialize after lunch with friends. I already exercised in the morning. I thought about going to the beach, but the sky would be dark as soon as I make through traffic. I didn't want to watch a movie. And I couldn't muster up the mental energy to sit down and read a book in silence. With all the time and things I could do, I ended up sitting. It was a weird type of frustration.
I almost opened my phone, but I thought it would be nice to push against the urge. It's similar to nicotine withdrawal. It feels natural to fill in the blank space with a funny video, see what friends are doing, or even check emails for goodness sake. It even happens during work time for a lot of people, understandably.
Meanwhile, these companies (Facebook, TikTok, Google/YouTube, to name a few) make huge profits from our vulnerabilities. They are not benevolent forces seeking to make our life better. Each click and each second spent on these apps is another cha-ching moment hitting their cash register. I feel especially concerned when I see kids looking at their phones instead of talking to their friends around them. As much as it sucks to see adults checking their phones, the impact on kids is much worse. This may be most challenging issue for parents today, with seemingly no solution to it.
Yeah, watch out for yourself, your precious time, and your limited attention. Next time, when this happens I will just go to the beach, even if it gets dark.