What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can?
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…
The part of routine that I can avoid or skip would be the stress associated with work that constantly looms over my head…
The constant pressure of preparing, of being active and on my toes has broken the foundation that I stand on;
Some days it feels like a break from it would be better,
But returning to it feels like a trap that I exited for a little while,
after seeing clear open skies I have to walk into the cage to be trapped yet again and work within these tubes that trap my existence within them for 10 hours daily…
Well there aren’t many podcasts that I’m in these days but there are a few that bless my ears…
One of the podcasts that I used to listen to was “Violating community guidelines” by Sarah Schauer and Brittany Broski;
I know weird names but they complimented each other and the funny instances on their podcasts were so hilarious that I often laughed out while working making people think that I’ve gone crazy 🤪..
48 episodes discussing the trends on the social media and what went on during the year 2022 and the end of it,
Started in January of ‘22 ending in December of the same year, Ive found myself to go back to it year after year and boost my mood and give me laugh whenever life pins me down…
These days I’m invested in a podcast called Alan watts daily wisdom and yes they’re sharing the timeless teachings of the philosopher Alan watts through ai in his voice to all the world to listen and view too…
Started a month ago and 24 videos in gathering a whopping 108k followers as we speak (on yt) I’ve found it very helpful and informative by giving me insight to live this life better in ways that are often overlooked…
I’m pretty sure most of the world is suffering with this disease of a very long screen time, hooked on Instagram reels, YouTube shorts and videos, clips on TikTok and many more…
Time seem to pass by so quickly when we are hooked on them that it feels unreal;
You started watching them at 10 at night and suddenly it’s 1:30 before you can see the time on the phone which was there all the time…
There are a lot of things that I use to achieve my goal of reducing screen time a few of them are->
Having a separate phone for doing writing without any distractions so that I can focus when otherwise I would find a way to stop writing and doom-scroll Instagram..
Tracking screen time on both my phones just to keep in touch with how much I used a single app and how much I need to cut back…
Presetting a timer on each app which I use a lot for example I set a timer for an hour on Instagram which is a lot less from 4-5 hours which used to happen without knowing…
Trying to avoid using phones for the first few hours I usually wake up and pen my ideas or any dreams that I had, which makes all of it interesting as it boosts my writing skills and also imaginative skills which help me remember what happened in my dream world…
And at last, I keep my phones a bit away from me like for charging away from me when I have free time so I’d have to walk to it to get it as I’m on my bed, which cuts the interest in getting up and grabbing it a bit more…
The last one is a big mind thing I know…😭😂
And I hope these works for someone in need…
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
Hey…!
I hope all of you are doing well…
There were a lot of things going on not positive and to push myself in a direction away from the chaos I had to take some time to think about setting things in order before proceeding ahead and as those things came falling like they used to earlier…
This is something that one needs to ask themselves, no matter how or where they stand in life, Maybe they are not doing so well financially, Maybe they are not at the age where they can choose between family and their career, Maybe they need to explore themselves more before sharing them with someone else, OR, Maybe they feel like having a presence mean that their peace will be bothered, and they are not ready yet to be a part of something that world wants, pushes them to be…
There’s an extreme duality in this question if you’d believe me ;
You can ask this question, this exact same question to someone who comes from extreme poverty, and you will get two answers to this one,
One, the older generation who has been through this and feels just wants their immediate needs met, they think if they can afford food this day, or two square meals a day, because that’s how they believe it is, if they can attain food for the day, they have earned their keep, they have had it all for the day…
On the contrary, they younger generation, they won’t stop, they will use any means or methods, to achieve what they have planned, even if it means, getting home late, using any way to achieve what they want, no matter how legal or illegal…
What is that mindset that can be satisfied by achieving one goal..?
I have planned another goal after this one, and another one after that… that’s how growth happens, you just keep hitting a spot, once and keep at it again and again, until you become a master at it, the process that takes years, entire lifetime maybe, BUT, keeping at it matters…
As for me, I can never have it all, having it all means death of wishes and wants for me, but that happens when you believe that you’ve got it all,
If there’s an empty space that keeps pushing, forcing you for strive for better results, forever, that means you’ll never get tired to work hard, even if it takes a form of inspiration to be a better daughter/son, father/mother, brother/sister, or a friend too…
Its only attainable, If you believe you’ve achieved the goal first, and that too 100% of it, which is already set to max difficulty pushing you above and beyond…
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
As I looked from afar, a family, a family that I call mine, hosting the birthday party, a child that was welcomed this day, a few years back, a family, a family I call mine…
As I sat in my car, waiting as the stresses of the world grabbed me by the throat, I had to leave them in my car, or, at the workplace, where I got it all from, but, this day, this day I was handed more, more than what I could handle, and almost forgot all about this, all about the birth of my own child…
As I looked from afar…
I wish I could’ve come home earlier, planned it with them, be a part of process that makes it all happen, But, something at makes it all happens, the finances that back it all, they wouldn’t have been arranged, if I were, if I came home earlier…
As I looked from afar, a family, a family that I call mine…
Waakiye 