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…
There are a few things that I love, and most of them are those which help me in living this life, or easing it in some way…
Those things are my phone, my precious laptop, and the bundle of pen and pad with a book that is bound with it…
If it weren’t for my phone, I wouldn’t be able to reach you ever, or these thoughts of mine, you can call it a dependence, but, this sort of relation where the only thing that’s closer to me, is my phone, I mean there are people too, but, that becomes secondary as soon as things start to go wrong, and I’m left all alone to fight battles that are mine, (Which I was supposed to from the very beginning..), so, I usually have a phone, though which I can reach those, and those who want to reach me can conveniently, drop a message, or a call, and we can fix a meetup or talk things over, if the latter isn’t possible, we can talk on call…
A laptop that I bought for self because of reasons that will sound trivial, so, let’s leave it at that, the most I use and spend time with is early in the morning, or, late at night, it has seen me at the most vulnerable, and also, when I was the numbest, feeling nothing at all, laying there just like a deceased, and wishing for a connection, until I found many…
The story of pen and pad, goes way beyond time, When all of this was a dream, and wishing to be someone like this, a writer who is seen scribbling, penning down some thought, or being their usual self, just because there was a want to be heard, not actually dreaming of being famous, but, a dream of having a way with words in which one can easily, and gently portray what goes on within this mind, that someone might find appealing, or might get help by reading it, (of some sorts maybe its peace or satisfaction), because delivering what seems to be a thought and exploring requires, some collection, some recollection, where the pen and pad come in handy, penning down how and what I feel, when I feel…
There are few people who are close to me, and their well-being and thriving is really important to me, so, I try to be, some or any sort of help I can be, until they’re willing to make an effort themselves…
Cheers 🥂 (Happy weekend)
Love Waakiye 🤍
Often, I’ve sat down, With a mission, and things that I keep on me, with me, Sitting neatly, in front of me, waiting to be utilized…
As soon as my phone pings, it’s time to work on the prompt, This body automatically goes into action, Thinking, sometimes acting on impulse, watching a beautiful story pop into existence, a reality that exists come into words, words that are shared to you, all of this world too…
As I close this, or think of, a medley of words still spins in this mind, much of which hits the phone, to be explored, explored later…
The prompt of this day, forced me to think the duality of the life I am living…
One where I manage and run a business, another one where I do all of this writing, it has been a chaotic mix of feeling thing and tirelessly working my b|_|tt off..
All of us know that living two lives within these 24 hours isn’t possible but we all have to manage right…?
The most productive I am during work is the afternoon hours, i.e. 12 pm to 3 pm, but, it’s the exact opposite for this writing between 12 am to 3 am;(IST)
Waking up early to set things in order, and then working on them including this blog, and Instagram post before I have to leave for work, the fine line between night and day blemishes, and for weeks it feels like I haven’t taken a day off, but, the show must go on…
So, I think you get a gist of the type of broken schedule I live on, necessarily the dependent on caffeine is hard and takes a toll on this mind and body too…
But, both parts of my life requires different strengths, different capabilities, very drastic shifts in focus, and, with that I need to have a very cool, calm and a composed mind…
But, from the chaos that I’m in, generates a world so vivid and well versed, that it feels almost surreal..
And, this is the type of blessing I seeked all along, to live a vivid, beautiful life with, hard work too so i can get a good nights sleep…
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
That’s how I am staring at nothingness some of these days…
Today’s prompt forced me into exploring my notes app and the pad that I carry on me, he|| even the conversations I’ve had with people up until this point…
It was and has been a fever dream of sorts, I’ve talked on human psychology (of all age),
I’ve talked about love, pretty vocal about two people meeting and some intimate scenes too, (I don’t know if they are safe to upload here…?)
I’ve talked about addiction (its consequences too…) and numerous stories about people finding true love, some about losing their better halves, and many losing their lives too…
There were many a things that shaped me into who i am today and i utilize them wholly even the little things that i see as I’m driving from or to work…
But all of this for a cause greater than life itself, to provide each and every one of you a version of life that’s unseen from a place that isn’t explored by many, even if we all have it, what we call our mind…
It is maybe due to meeting people from so many different fields, some being doctors, aspirants of government jobs, psychology students, teachers of high schools, businessman/women and many more that are skipping my mind…
All in, it has been a journey that is to be remembered forever, and it shall be with the type of influence I’ve got from these godsend people…
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
This is the one place where I found myself, the essence of self, the being that I am today, there were a lot of problems that came within the path of reaching this place, but when I stood there, and took this picture the breathtaking view absorbing all of it in, it felt like I found a new love for the things the same things that existed back home…
Waakiye 