list out ur hobbies n spend some time with each of them for a bit! also allow yourself to just kinda be bored and sit there in silence. also recommend either deleting insta or using apps to limit how much time you can be on ur phone - i recommend and personally use ScreenZen!
May 30, 2025
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We’ve all been there before: I’m in line to renew a car tag, I’m waiting for my to-go order, I’ve sat down in the classroom waiting for the professor to arrive, etc. I’ve noticed all of us (myself included) can tend to reach for our phones, but I’m fighting against that urge!! A few years ago I developed the phrase “practice being bored.” As a true Millennial, I have lost some tolerance for boredom that I used to possess. “Back in my day” (lol) I remember not having the option of looking at a phone (but boy did I play some Snake once I got one!). So when I say “practice being bored,” I mean that literally. I try to just sit, wait, and do nothing. I look around and watch others, observe details in the environment, day dream.
But what do I do if the urge is too strong? I have developed a few ideas for when the boredom is impossible to beat (inspired by my mom’s bag of tricks she would bring around with us as kids to keep us occupied).
- Rubik’s cube: I taught myself how to solve it in high school via YouTube (so many videos available now, but the series I used is by user Dan Brown). Not only is the cube a great party trick, but it acts as the ideal fidget spinner. Even if you want to raw dog trying to figure it out, it’s a good way to pass the time.
- Book: Breaking News, local girl recommends reading to solve all of life’s problems! I get it, yet another person on the Internet telling you to “pick up a book.” But like drinking water and exercise, unfortunately the experts (me) are right about this one!! Once my mom said “I own all of the books in the world, the library just stores them for me,” and I encourage you to check them out (literally).
- Notebook: the MAGIC of a notebook, I am in awe. So many great solo and team activities you can do with some paper and a pen. Make lists (that you can post later here, see what I did!), draw objects or people around you, scribble circles and then fill them in a la Mircrosoft Paint style. There’s also a fun game you can play with another person that I call the “Dot Game” where you draw rows of dots, and you and the other person take turns drawing lines connecting the dots to make square boxes. If the line you draw makes a box, you put your initial in the box. The goal is to make the most boxes.
- Clean out bag/purse/wallet: I like to use “in-between time” to “get my life together” by cleaning out all of the random receipts, lipgloss, detritus of my life from the various bags I carry around with me.
I’d love to know what you may do to fight the Phone Urge as well!
Mar 23, 2025
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By reading the title you might ask how such thing is possible ? if you want to increase your attention span, first thing to do is to let go of your phone right ?
Well yes and no.
Your phone can definitely be used in your favor !
- On your phone, set up a Focus mode where only important apps can be on your home screen once you activate it.
- Depending on the apps, use them wisely and try your best to search what interest you the most, for exemple :
Youtube : search video essays about subjects that interest you
Audible : to be able to listen to books
Spotify : to listen to your songs while reading a book or an E-book
- Set the greyscale, less colors = less interest to hold the phone
- A focus mode with only the note app on the home screen, start typing on that screen your thoughts, give up to boredom - yes, you should give up and accept the boredom you created on your phone in order to increase the attention span-
- Do not Disturb can be your friend, with less noise -notifications- you would be less interested in visiting the apps.
With those baby steps, you could eventually start detaching yourself from your phone.
As an alternative, use social media on your laptop and you will discover how less interesting are they on the desktop version, Tiktok desktop version is hard to navigate on site, instagram desktop version is boring, replace that navigation with articles to read, video essays on youtube -yes, video essays again-
And lastly -the hard mode- is to go out with your phone, however keep the wifi/mobile data OFF :), set a focus mode titled -digital camera- with only the camera app on your home screen, that way you can enjoy your walk and use your phone to take pictures.
Jan 14, 2025
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seriously, if you haven't gone to your local library yet, you're missing out! i try to go every couple of weeks to return books and get more. while i love owning my own books as well, borrowing them from the library is great as well! not to mention what they do for ur local community, the resources they have, etc. all of this to say: go visit your local library!!!
May 29, 2025
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theyre fun to write :D or emails, if you want something more instant, since you can access your email on a laptop or desktop.
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truly is heaven on earth
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