get the jitters out, fuel up, and then put the distractions away
also sometimes a change of setting helps me, I always write better at the library
May 16, 2025
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This was a truly horrid thought I had the other day when I was walking over the river while marveling at the water, the city lights, cars, and people. Scrolling and walking do have similarities and realizing this was valuable to me. Scrolling simulates visual stimuli moving across our field of vision as we navigate a digital landscape.
Taking a walk outside, making dinner, talking to a friend in person, or even just wandering around my apartment have all worked to minimize scrolling urges for me. They all also tend to involve the movement of my visual field with constant new stimuli.
Its also important to note that none of these tasks require intensive demands to focus attention. If I want to doom scroll I probably want to relax my brain from concentrated attention while engaging in a repetitive task. Just walking around my apartment is better than scrolling and often more realistic than reading. Finding ways to relax and procrastinate without using screens may seem counter-intuitive but I think it gives me more freedom. Plus I have never regretted going on a walk.
Dec 13, 2024
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if it’s emotions/anxiety/perfectionism: journal, maybe even talk to a therapist
if you’re feeling too exhausted: get a good night’s sleep and consider having coffee the next morning
if you’re glued to your phone: delete any social media apps, use an app like screenzen to limit times on time consuming apps
feel “stuck” or antsy: go for a walk, study in a place you don’t normally study
if you’re confused/worried about doing it “correctly”: meet with your boss/professor and ask Qs so you can get a clearer
you don’t know where to start: think about and write down every single step for the task, then use that as a checklist
Jun 20, 2024
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and set small, but very very specific goals for yourself to complete! I like working at a coffee shop or the library for accountability because I know I can't just be on my phone all the time while people see that I have my laptop out (gotta look busy!) And the small, but specific goals make it easy for my brain to hyperfocus on the task at hand, since I know exactly what I need to do without any room to be distracted. good luck!!
May 28, 2024
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It's so lawless. You’ll see the weirdest things and no one will care. People are so unabashedly human here. Dead expressions, exhaustion, boredom. You’ll get a coffee, someone else will get a bloody mary, the time is irrelevant. Your priorities will be tested, everything costs at least three times as much as it should, it won’t matter. I love liminal spaces.
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like damn who curated this, these songs are so good, I really know my tastes well
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