no one is bored, everything is boring. making time in your day to be decidedly bored, unoccupied, off your phone, wandering lousily, a tiny bit lazy, and creative is very refreshing.
I have distinct memories as a kid of laying on the couch in the summer in my childhood home staring at the ceiling in pure boredom. That hasn’t happened to me in years, or not until I worked in Idaho without service. The pressure of that boredom helped me read books again, and that anxious nothing to do made me productive!! I’m not quite sure how to rechannel, let me know if you have tips, but I’m trying to let myself get bored again and get off the damn phone!!!!!!!!
Just recently bought and set up my Walkman (Sony walkman NWZ-S638F to be exact) and it's just magical. I wasn't around in the era that people regularly used mp3 players but I have come in contact with an iPod from time to time. I bought one because well I'm an avid cd collector with a player that doesn't work, which isn't ideal. Also I hate my phone, I hate TikTok and how much time i spend on it, and how little time I actually spend listening to my music without a distraction. Plus it's nice to listen to music I actually own rather than from a subscription. Still it hasn't stopped my doom scrolling on days off work, obvs. But i'm aiming to start working on myself fully before I begin my 2nd year of university!!!! Anyways here she is: