Waakiye

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  • Life saving advices to cut screen time…

    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 🤍

  • A perspective from all ages

    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 🤍

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    What are your favorite websites?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    Well this question is a curveball, my favourite websites, the answer to this question has changed so much in such a short time that even I cannot fathom the change when I look back at it…

    Earlier when there weren’t any streaming services and we had to watch movies/videos, only thing available was a shabby copy of it online, sometimes a torrent file other times a website whose name isn’t coming to mind right now but those were the good old days;

    Nowadays they’re replaced by Netflix prime Hulu and whatnot, leeching money away from us slowly and steadily…

    These days the media that we consume is replaced by shorts i.e. YouTube and Instagram (YT shorts and reels) being one of the most easily consumed short length media which effectively eats up all the time until you remember to look away from the screen and it’s 2 am in the morning and you have work at 9:30 😭…

    Even I watch some anime there’s a website called Animekai it’s a bit tricky to operate a little slow but when you get a hang of it it feels like the world has brought it to you firsthand…

    For writing this is the app that I prefer WordPress where I can freely write what I feel to my content and call them truly my own,

    I’ve had my series of problems, content deleted without notification, a few apps shutdown so I had to scramble to get all of my stuff copied because they wouldn’t give me an official copy when needed, but still there’s no hatred in mind for no one…

    And this place is what I call my own where I can truly be who and what I like to be…

    For music I use

    YTmusic(YouTube music for short),

    A single subscription for my family allows me to use it and I use it to my full content because I love to listen to music no matter the borders that we are bound in by the people…

    With that being said this post comes to an end,

    I hope your Sunday goes well and the coming week is a bit soft on you…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • The cyclic nature of humans

    The cyclic nature of humans

    What’s something you believe everyone should know.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    Something that I believe that everyone should know is human nature and its repeated cycle…

    If a person has wronged you or even something simple like making delays in giving payment for a job that has already been done(from a business pov)..

    They will often repeat this behaviour again in the near future and until you continue to be in business with them, always something will come up, always something will happen;

    One day it will be something the next day it will be something else until you take on a crude form and make them agree on your terms…

    Same thing happened with me the day before, an old client with such behaviour took some material that our company prepared and it took him a whole month before he came back to pay the dues,

    (Even in that he held back a few hundred just because it was a big deal)…

    But making them understand that the payment was due for a whole month and the money received at that point would have been utilised in a way that it would have grown by some significant amount until yesterday

    But all of these things go over their heads, like I spoke in a language unknown,

    As they drove off and I returned with the payment there was a sense of relief that that there was one less persons to worry about brought me some ease…

    In a few weeks another order will be placed and its payment will be delayed just like the usual but I do plan to make sure that I receive it on time if I hand it over in person and I can receive the payment in full without waiting,

    But not everything goes to plan right…?

    Until next time where we can learn something new about the cyclic nature of human and the way they make excuses to get out of situations by giving excuses…

    Cheers🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • How to Live Sustainably: Tips from Daily Life

    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 🤍

  • Exploring Luxuries: Perspectives and Realities

    Exploring Luxuries: Perspectives and Realities

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?
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    Hi…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    A luxury I can’t live without,
    Hmm,
    it really got me thinking,
    what are the luxuries that I own and use on a daily basis…

    Then the question comes,
    what are the things that you consider luxuries,
    do you consider a car or a bike to be luxury,
    or do you consider a laptop or a phone to be a luxury,
    do you consider the roof over your head to be a luxury or
    you consider all of the above things that are basic of the basic things…?

    Where I’m from,
    having a roof over your head is a luxury,
    but,
    having a car or a bike isn’t;

    having a laptop or a phone isn’t a luxury,
    but,
    having enough money to eat daily is a luxury…

    What do you think the division of power is?
    when one side is dying to barely afford 3 meals,
    and the other generate many times as waste,

    One side doesn’t get even the basic of necessities,
    like water and a place to bath and relieve themselves,
    but,
    The other has all of these things readily available at their disposal,
    whenever they want to;

    This type of thinking that sees a stark difference and is willing to make an observation,
    and an effort to expose those who oppress and keep them in conditions similar,
    even after working many times compared to others,

    This becomes a luxury in my case,
    As I see and try to make an effort to those who suffer unnecessarily,
    by helping them,
    those who want to be helped,
    and show a genuine need and want to be helped,
    to be pulled out of this cycle that their generations were trapped in…

    A luxury that comes when a silent observant being,
    sees and processes things differently,
    when others,
    they just go and lower their head or avert their eyes to not see,
    all the wrong that goes on…

    MAYBE YOUR LUXURY AND MY LUXURY DIFFERS VASTLY,
    AND THAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US…!?

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    A wish,
    in hope a child,
    from a family that isn’t well off,
    imagines…;

    A room,
    an entire room full of toys,
    as he stares into a passerby’s home,
    a family that is loving and caring,
    he imagines,
    Is all of this his fault…?

    Is this his fault,
    being born,
    born in a family that works so hard,
    yet,
    earns so little,
    is this his fault…?

    Is this dream of a room,
    a room as big as his house,
    in which four others live,
    is this his fault…?

    As he sees the crib,
    in which the child probably sleeps,
    as big as the broken and unkempt TV stand that we have,
    which doesn’t even cover a third of the room,
    Is all of this my fault…?

    Being born in a family that’s ridden with debt,
    a child,
    another one,
    that they brought into this world,
    to curse,
    to push into something,
    that isn’t even remotely as close as living good,
    where diseases are widespread and making past 10 is a blessing,
    is,
    is being born,
    being born in these conditions,
    in this situation,
    my fault…?

    “A blame no-one will take…”
  • Choosing an Unorthodox Career Path

    Choosing an Unorthodox Career Path

    Daily writing prompt
    What is your career plan?
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    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    I guess today’s prompt would work the best with those who are passing their 12th grade exams after which they’ll be going to attend the college of their choice that supports their streams.
    or entering into 11th grade where they have to make a choice between choosing their major,
    It would be between science, commerce or humanities…;

    As for me,
    my story is a really weird one,
    a commerce major,
    who scored in low eighties,
    and the type of education system we have,
    they cherish marks more than the individual’s abilities more,
    being a pass out of one of the better schools in my area,
    everyone had more expectations,
    BUT,
    Something that isn’t stressed is the family’s (WANTS AND DREAMS) to be on with their child’s….

    Choosing an unorthodox career path,
    and getting next to no support from them,
    not as a new found adult,
    but,
    monetary too,
    when I was promised it too,
    just because our dream didn’t align…

    SO,
    long story short,
    taking open courses,
    where i was handed out the syllabus and exams happened once a year without any classes to go to,
    And,
    on securing a bachelor’s degree in commerce all the while working in a family-owned industrial business,
    where working by hand was of utmost importance,
    (TO learn the basic things Because i wasn’t from the field…)

    Alongwith that I found this precious skill of being capable to pen down my thoughts and feelings,
    which has been growing ever since i started…

    So much to career plan,
    this and that…
    😂

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    The feeling that this photo sparks is something that can’t be recreated,
    being there in a place that exists on this earth,
    but even heaven won’t be a match of it.
    My village Panjab,
    the greens of trees and still budding crops,
    The gold of fully ripe wheat takes my heart away,
    the pure white sunlight blessing all of these and helping them in reaching the right color and their ripeness,
    so,
    they shall be ready for harvest…
    A dream comes true
    all of it…
  • Why Quality Matters: My Favorite Brands Explained

    Why Quality Matters: My Favorite Brands Explained

    Daily writing prompt
    What are your favorite brands and why?
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    Hey…

    I hope you all are doing well…!

    The prompts these days are getting better and personal day by day,
    but,
    that gives us a chance to self reflect and retrospect,
    the things that we liked or helped us change our paths after finding out wrong or bad ones…

    For the brands that are my favorite,
    I generally prefer good quality clothes that are going to last me a while,
    even if I have to spend much on them initially,
    for example
    I’ll buy an Adidas T and track pants,
    and on the other hand,
    ill thrift some good quality t and lower that cost much less but they’ll give my me a fresh perspective with colors that aren’t available normally…

    I’m very picky about my shoes,
    let me tell you all this…

    Once I entered Zara and bought a shoe that had various colors,
    which appear clown like now,
    Once i entered a Levi’s store and bought a pair of black shoe and i still wear it till date,
    even if it’s past its expiration date…😂
    You’ll find a few nike(s),
    which I ROCK,
    along with that you will find some campus(es),
    which provide comfort and support to my foot all day long…!

    Being a tech savvy person,
    I have a laptop (Lenovo),
    using One plus phone( quality of which has deteriorated from the rigorous way i use it…)
    Because both of them are easy to navigate through,
    and help me get things done easy and faster than the competitors…

    This is more than enough details for the time being,
    I feel like exposing a layer of myself after writing this one,
    But,
    this shall live on with me and forever I shall remember them…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    The duality of life,
    having been on all four sides of this image,
    has given me perspective beyond life itself,
    1)waiting for my metro and to take this photo was a coincidence in itself,
    2)waiting for the metro with a certain someone that completes me,
    3)going away to those who help me live in this bitter life like the person in the left,
    and
    4)viewing this all from a perspective the person who was sitting right next to me
    who isn’t a part of this pic…!