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this wfh monday Morning routine

1. Prework exercise very close to you, a gym/workout that might be bad but that you can just roll out of bed for 2. Latte on the way home with both oat milk (for creamy) and almond milk (for sweetness) 3. First half of latte outside somewhere while attempting NYT connections game 4. First zoom meeting in sweaty workout clothes with rest of coffee 5. Change out of workout clothes (still sweaty and unshowered) into baggiest sweats ever 6. Eat 2x cinnamon swirly toasts with butter, pick out raisins 7. Commence work day (still unshowered, sorry LOL)

@dagny

Nov 11, 2024

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Starting ur day with a chore/task

Hear me out: as someone who works from home, I spent many months waking up, walking to the couch, and opening my laptop. By noon, I felt sluggish, lethargic. Starting my day with an action (ie unloading the dishwasher) helped me to feel more motivated and grounded!

@ellewarrenwrites

Sep 19, 2024

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BE A MORNING PERSON

the problem that most people have with balancing their day job and creative work is that they do the day job part first, which means that (1) you’ve already given your most productive hours to The Man and (2) when you get done with 8 hours of bullshit, instead of getting to rest you now have to motivate yourself to do *more work*, which is immensely demotivating. in contrast, if you wake up early and do your creative work *before* the day job, you’ll have way more energy to give to your projects, and when you get home from The Man you get to rest easy knowing you already put in your hours for the day. even though i work freelance now i still implement this - wake up early, work out, do my writing, and *then* i worry about shit for my clients. i highly recommend it

@dotmatrices

1d ago

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Dumbing down your smart phone

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💡

@carbo

Sep 24, 2024

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Blank app

Turn your iPhone into a light phone..... I feel like an animal teething on the bars of my cage but I know it will be for the greater good

@carbo

Feb 8, 2025

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Spending time with old people

they are facing aging alone in a world that is built for the young. they have stories to share and oftentimes no one to share them with. show them grace (remember the world has changed immensely since they were young), and have a cup of tea. i read the my brilliant friend series 6 years ago and a few quotes hit me like a ton of bricks and have been living in the notes app since then: "the world has changed tremendously and belongs more and more to them, less and less to me..." "Now I was distressed that nothing of me would endure through time..." "Unlike stories, real life, when it has passed, inclined towards obscurity, not clarity."

@carbo

Feb 12, 2025