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Battling a sickening addiction to noise. The worst is the hours on hours of political podcasts I have been listening to for months - Not Good For My Tender Heart!
New hack for myself, as I cannot quit cold turkey the same way my disciplined childhood self once could, is to start doing my task in silence with permission to break it after 15 minutes. No alarms!
Sitting with my thoughts a little now (Scary!). They’re not so frightening up close (Or in small doses)
2d ago
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1) Closing your eyes for ten minutes.
2) A longer shower in silence.
3) Meditating on the couch for twenty minutes.
4) Daydreaming by staring out of a window.
5) Sipping warm tea before bed in the dark.
6) Slow dancing with yourself to slow music.
7) Experiencing a Sound Bath or other sound healing.
8) A Sun Salutation.
9) A twenty-minute timed nap.
10) Praying.
11) Crafting a small altar for your home.
12) A long, warm bath.
13) Taking regular breaks from social media.
14) Not immediately responding to texts and emails.
15) Deep listening to a full music album.
16) A meditative walk in nature.
17) Knitting, crocheting, sewing, and quilting.
18) Playing a musical instrument.
19) Deep eye contact.
20) Laughing intensely.
- from Tricia Hersey in Rest Is Resistance
Mar 3, 2024
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i feel like a massive hypocrite writing this, but im gonna be honest..
the past year i've been constantly listening to/watching youtube videos and ig reels in order to fill the silence. just loads and loads of useless information and empty talks.
last night i realized that doing so has been keeping me from thinking about stuff, listening to music and in general, being productive. i was filling my head with useless noise so i wouldn't think. it ended up being a comfortable bubble of bullshit that was hard to break out of.
today i stopped the video, grabbed my notes of things i want to DO and played some music in the background. felt much better. i might relapse— i have many times, but im tired of being a vertically scrolling thumb (again).
Aug 16, 2024
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Its cliched but it's true. I've got a bad case of scatter brain at all times. But I've found peace and progress in dedicating small, increasing increments of time to the things I am interested in. Take it one day at a time and don't beat yourself up if you miss a day or two. But try to be consistent. 10 minutes of this, 15 minutes of that. Before you know it you develop a habit that is actually good for you. It also helps me to put my phone on airplane mode and disconnect while I do these things. Just me and the interest. It's not a science and it won't happen overnight. But before you know it you'll just be sucked into rhythms of the things you want to do rather than the things that rot your brain.
May 20, 2024
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