Tag: environment

Life saving advices to cut screen time…
How do you manage screen time for yourself?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

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 🤍
06/11/2025
A perspective from all ages

Do you need time?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

The prompt today is such a great one that it has many layers to it the deeper you look at it…

Asking this to a child the answer would be a big yes and they get to play more and be themselves more…

Asking this to a teenager who is surrounded by studies and stresses they’d say yes too, A student would say they’d get more time to sleep and work on things they like,

Whereas those under mountain of pressure would surely reject it…

A working individual would say they’d love to have time but for themselves too,

If it were a part of work they better be paid for it equally;

A retired individual would say yes too, they’d get the maximum out of their lives if they’re going out to visits places that they haven’t, making it a once in a lifetime thing…

But,

A person who is struggling with a disease they’d definitely say no, not to have any second more of the pain and constant stresses that come with it…

A person with a disability like depression and schizophrenia or anything that makes them agitated and lash out on themselves or those around them, they’d definitely say no to that too…

A person who has lost all interest in life and living paycheque to paycheque surviving each and every month would definitely want time that goes to bringing themselves up unfortunately that’s not the sort of world we live in and often over exploitation is a thing and haunts us all…

A person who is on their deathbed waiting for its sweet embrace they want more and more time away from it, but on the contrary a person fighting with it all the time wants none of it…

For me I do need time,

To complete all these pieces that I’m writing and working on but most of the time is eaten up by work and things that demand my attention at home, leaving me with next to none…

And I know if I get more of it, a big chunk of it will go to my family and work instead of me or my growth; but that’s how life goes for me and I hope better for you…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

05/11/2025
On the brink of extinction, the human nature

What will your life be like in three years?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

With times uncertain as they are right now some days I really think is there any chance of survival for us as humans in the next couple of years…

With Ai at the brink of an explosion which gives it power to compute much beyond humans (its super intelligent form),

Which would mean a lot of our our jobs will be taken over and we will have to find other means and sources to make do what we are doing or love…

The texts that you and I read and write; for them a lot of Ai tools has come to refine them or make them better which means that in coming years too a lot of content that you will read will either be a part of Ai or wholly made by Ai;

What will happen once everything that is made has no connection to humans whatsoever…?

A fearful scenario to think about but it’s not that far into the future maybe within the five year mark…?

Fear inducing thought…!

Cheers (To all our survival) 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

04/11/2025
Leaving a Livable World: Our Responsibility Today

Daily writing prompt
What are you most worried about for the future?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Something about my future that I’m deathly worried about…?
It would be leaving this world uninhabitable for the future,
That will inherit this planet from us…

Imagine your kids and your grandkids,
with the current trend going on,
and leaving to them a world that won’t survive a span of 50 years,
feeling the temperature, it went this summer,
it went to what feels like 51.9-degree Celsius,
as I was sweating like crazy at work these past few weeks…

Imagine,
these conditions deteriorating a few years down the line,
as we aren’t stopping the emissions and dumping of waste into the public drainage,
which in turn block and jam the drain systems and cause problems,
and to clear that a lot of manpower is required,
and fuel guzzling equipment that help in short term,
But,
cause a lot of problems like release of carbon monoxide,
and other harmful by-products of incomplete combustion…

Let’s not forget the big industries bypassing all hurdles and dumping their waste into water bodies directly,
and those big drains that which take waste from our home,
little of it actually gets refined,
but most of it ends up in these water bodies and cause problems like pneumonia, and consumption of this water carrying waste that can be considered equal to be carcinogenic,
anyone who consumes it will definitely be affected later on in life…

Also,
these so-called top tier,
the people who are the top 1%,
and when they use private jets and travel all over,
They crush the individuals,
your or my effort…!?

For example,
A private jet from NYC to LA gives around 7 to 10 tons of emission,
(For 3~5 people)
for a five-hour flight,
and a typical person emits in a year,
which turns out to be 2.07 metric tons per year….

Now imagine being,
a normal person and facing consequences,
for something that you haven’t even THOUGHT ABOUT,
and you have to shoulder the blame for them…

A dream to have a clean source of fuel and equal sharing of responsibility,
and leaving a better planet for those who are yet to bless us with their presence…

A dying wish..

Cheers🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

01/07/2025
How to Live Sustainably: Tips from Daily Life

Daily writing prompt
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

The dream of having a sustainable life always stays on this mind,
maybe there are some things that aren’t possible due to reasons,
but there are constantly some efforts that I try to make to live this life,
by saving the environment too,
also the efforts of those around me…

Buying good quality clothes that are not cheap,
but they’re built to last,
last a time longer than what the cheap ones need buying at least three,
maybe four times,
so,
spending money once and getting more worth out of it is my go-to…

Also,
reducing use of single use plastics,
of course,
it doesn’t happen all the time,
but,
there are times when I take my own bags when out shopping,
and put things in them,
instead of getting the plastic polythene,
that end up in waste later…

Shifting to a more plant-based diet,
yes,
this is one of the biggest changes I’ve taken on,
changing to a plant-based diet,
has given me some time to think and worry about my well being too;

Don’t know if its me,
but,
giving up on meat as a source of nutrition,
has brought clarity and toned down my aggressiveness,
yes,
maybe this is something that can be contested,
but,
that is how I feel about it,
there is change in the way I think,
and work things out too…

Instead of choosing fruits that come from outside,
imported into the country,
the focus shifts to own produced,
and taking into consideration how those things reach us,
this also brings us to the point to avoid food wastage,
anything that isn’t consumed on the same day,
is used the next,
and all of the food that is cooked has a shelf life of a day or two,
so,
limited quantity is made and most of it is utilized on the same day…

A good source of sustainable living starts at home,
so,
switching to solar power becomes a priority,
using or buying appliances that have three maybe four-star rating (energy saving ratings),
also,
unplugging and switching off unused lights and ports,
where energy can be saved;

And in home,
fixing things like water leaks,
that cause wastage,
using aerated taps and showerhead (Filters),
which help in reducing the amount of water used eventually…

For traveling,
using public transit,
when the place is near,
or using carpool when the place is far,
and by investing in EV car or bike by replacing one of the vehicles,
And opting for trains or buses for longer trips,
which cause less emissions than flying…

These are some of the things that my household does,
how do you,
or your household work to make this planet more habitable…?

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

27/06/2025