Tag: relationships

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 holiday tailored for yourself…

Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

I’d like to point out this days prompt, there are other holidays too, there were people who were pioneers who shaped our city our country this entire world too,

But even on their birthday or the day they passed away we continue to live our lives without giving any single thought as to who they were and what they achieved in their life which continues to affect us till this day…

How one celebrates is entirely upto them if one feels that they can live their life fully by shutting themselves in,

Or by taking a few more hours of sleep,

Even an extra long bath,

There are so many little things that affect our lives in the long run that we forget to live them…

It might be spending time with a loved one or visiting family that lives far just for a single day…

A holiday that would be spend according to your own needs would be a holiday in actuality, no matter what the mind desires and it’s able to achieve/do that…

That’d be the holiday where you can follow your own routine that you make for yourself and nothing matters to anyone but you…

A dream holiday where everyone does what they want at their own pace

“A holiday catered to your own needs”

(A new week is upon us and I hope it’s a smooth sail ahead…)

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

03/11/2025
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 🤍

02/11/2025
10 Certainties to Shape Your Future
Daily writing prompt
List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

These are the ten things that I believe to be absolutely certain it will happen or will affect our future happenings…
1. Whatever you’re going through,
  unless you make an effort to get up and move forward,
  try and struggle to better yourself each and every day,
  you’ll be in a place (Not physically but mentally) better…
2. Your hard work will be paid off,
  if its sincere and that doesn’t involve cutting corners and stepping on someone,
  (Even if you tell others you’re not affected by it,
  a set of eyes see you,
  and see the misery you pushed onto someone to be where you are..)
3. There will be an end of you,
  end of the time that you’re staying in,
  end of all the lives that are dependent on you,
  end of all who you look up to,
  end of all those who look up to you too,
  ending is already planned well before your arrival,
  so,
  make it worth the while,
  and appreciate it all…
4. All the things that you feel are real,
  there are times when your subconscious hints you to do something,
  sometimes it tells you not to,
  and more you come into tune with this inner version of you,
  better it will be for you…
5. There is a need for you to have connections with people,
  it might feel that you are doing this for your benefit,
  or it might feel like they’re doing it for their benefit,
  but,
  when the need occurs,
  take a fall,
  and let them be the cushion that can soften it,
  but that doesn’t mean you can run amok if they’re hurting,
  you have to be there for them too,
  plus,
  you need some of these for testifying for you if something bad happens,
  and give you a clean chit…
6. Have a few friends,
  you need them…!
  they are absolutely necessary,
  have strict rules and guidelines and push them through,
  and if they still stand with you,
  through thick and thin,
  they’re there for you to stay with you forever,
  (That doesn’t mean it cannot happen to you,
  they’re going to test you too,
  and of you aren’t available for them,
  you will lose them too…)
7. Be there for your immediate family,
  your father,
  Mother brother and sisters if you have any,
  they are your crux,
  and if you aren’t available for them,
  you definitely won’t have time for anyone,
  because they are the ones who make and break you from the very core…
8. Have an emergency fund set up,
  at least 6 to 12 months of fund set up separately,
  which you should not use on the regular,
  but during emergencies only,
  (I know this seems impossible for some,
  but it has to start somewhere,
  a few here and there,
  some stuck between the couch,
  it started as a big jar for me (Earthen pot Also called Gullak),
  maybe it can for you too..!
9. Have something that saves you from this bad world,
  maybe a habit,
  maybe a vice,
  maybe a thing that you do to keep you alive and functioning in this fast-paced world,
  maybe a person,
  your s/o,
  boyfriend/girlfriend,
  a routine,
  maybe spending a few days with them,
  maybe a solo trip,
  or maybe a thing as simple as a beverage that you saw an ad for,
  or a food that you find appealing,
  wait until you can’t anymore and do it,
  or have it;
  
  Don’t necessarily deny yourself a thing that will help you live another day,
  but don’t jump on the very first moment you have a thought about it…
  
  Think it through…
10. All of it might not work for you,
  there are times you have to cut ties,
  even with those who share same blood,
  even those whom you grew up with,
  and spent entire childhood with,
  but,
  when it comes to severing ties,
  remember,
  there is no such thing as losing a vision of self to be there for someone who would show you the gate the very instant,
  they find your worth has been utilized…
These are my certainties,
What are yours…?

Cheers🥂(The fight begins)

Love Waakiye 🤍
14/07/2025
Understanding Human Instincts: A Day of Reflection

Daily writing prompt
What notable things happened today?
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Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Well,
there is nothing notable about today,
because I’m writing this as fever spikes yet again,
and,
my whole body feels like it’s been wringed out like a wet cloth,
to remove excess water…

All in,
I’m spending another day at home,
feeling extremely tired,
incapable of moving,
but,
here I am writing this at 11:25 am,
on a hot day of June,
and its 13th and a Friday…

The most notable thing that happened today was a conversation,
with my mom,
as She sat with me and brought me the morning coffee,
(For which I’m forever grateful…)

This wasn’t the usual conversation,
like how I was feeling,
or,
is there something that I needed,
but,
we were discussing a scenario…

“How,
all of us are hardwired to have the instinct,
when we are supposed to be fed as a kid,
(mother’s milk),
and the science that goes behind it,
and after that,
the conversation shifted to Procreation…

“How it is a natural instinct,”
even when someone is physically disabled or not mentally sane,
they still have a wish,
a yearning to be held,
touched,
caressed,
and their feelings met,
and to portray them in a way that’s appealing to your s/o,
or someone you’re seeing…

And somewhere along the lines the conversation went downhill,
it shifted to how,
when those needs aren’t met,
they’re replaced by violent tendencies,
where we see,
woman/girls being 🍇,
just because they saw someone walking along,
which seemed an easy target…

But,
I interjected,
that all of the focus and blame has been shifted to the wrong gender ;
How,
all of it happens when we tell the female gender to cover themselves up,
from head to toe,
and even after that,
they become victims,
so
we are clearly blaming and correcting the wrong gender,
when a push and an effort is needed to make the change in the mindset of men,
and when that happens,
we can start to see a change in the environment that,
has been corrupted so much.

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

A cup of coffee,
and discussions beyond,
beyond the grasp of timid mindsets,
where a mother makes a change,
to introduce to the child,
a concept that’s widespread yet wrongly understood…

Over the cup of coffee,
we discussed,
the faults within,
a need to reform the mindset,
and from that,
we find,
the original source of fault…

“Coddling those,
whose actions were to be punished…”
but,
without a clue,
the entire blame was shifted,
to her clothes,
to her advances,
to her ignoring
things that happened in the surroundings,
and when,
something horrible happened,
all of its happening,
the stalking to,
her rejecting,
to his taking it on his image,
to doing the worst thing possible…

“All of it,
Becomes her fault…”

13/06/2025
What Makes a True Friend: The Value of Trust and Honesty

Daily writing prompt
What quality do you value most in a friend?
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Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Have you ever made a friend that you’d have to give up later?
because this is a proof of either a lapse in your judgment of the type of person they are/were,
or,
they were easily influenced by things that life gave them for their hard work or sheer luck…

I’ve had 2 friends,
the real ones,
who go back to middle school,
and the type of friendship we have will sound weird…

We can meet one day of the week randomly,
and after that we might give each other calls,
and meet a month later checking up on each other,
getting to know about our lives,
well-being of our families,
the siblings,
the work that they are currently in,
involved in,
or a general talk of any stresses that we have,
we try to…

We do it while grabbing a bite to eat,
or over some drinks,
that way we can enjoy the time as we get to eat together,
all of us coming from middle class families,
so we do have a common goal to make it big somehow,
but,
they’re stopped by the slow-moving money that exists in our surroundings,
but,
not until long,
we are working hard to come up,
and with each other backing and support,
we will for sure make it big…

The type of quality that we value is honesty,
truthful and being absolutely real…

Even if things go south,
we know that we can trust each other,
put in 100% of our faith in each other’s word,
and can stand wherever we need to,
just on a single calling,
we know we can trust each other without worrying,
the other person,
because that’s the type of mindset we have…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

A path that we walk,
knowing the next step that we take,
is for the betterment,
betterment of the family that exists,
with all might as they pull them towards a better life…

With stresses beyond our scope,
and to tread a path that isn’t paved,
but,
has to be made as we step,
Step into this fast-paced world…

Often, we sit together
when distressed,
when stresses take a toll on us,
we seek each other’s company,
and in it,
we find peace,
as we hear,
each other’s side,
a laughter here,
a chuckle there,
some tears of sadness,
a supportive shoulder tap,
glass clinking and forgetting it all,
after cheering ourselves up…

“A Happy life”

30/05/2025
Finding Time for Oneself: A Personal Story

Daily writing prompt
Who would you like to talk to soon?
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Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Have you ever looked at a topic and thought,
Huh?
There are many who have given up on talking to me,
despite all of the efforts,
made from my side to reach them out,
knowing I haven’t made time for myself,
in the past couple of years,
Yes; Years,
I’ve been running on autopilot for the past couple of years,
trying to manage everything,
friends,
family,
relations,
and,
Business too…

But,
never in all those years I’ve got a call,
I’ve got a message,
never got a reminder,
never got nothing to prove that they worry about my being,
(not my well-being🥲)
SO,
would I even ask those,
from whom I’m a message away,
to get into a conversation again,
knowing all the efforts will be made from my side,
and ultimately,
it will be my fault to give up or end the conversation,
because I didn’t carry it…

So,
My answer to this one would be,
“MYSELF”…

I would like to have a conversation,
with myself,
because I haven’t got the time,
even after all of these years,
I’ve made for myself tasks that I have to do on the regular,
But,
those are without any reward,
or any benefit for myself (at present),
but,
this constant pressure to achieve,
to do things without any fixed goal,
or something that I can count on,
And that too for G0d knows how many years,
and for many more to come…

I’d love to sit down with myself,
and have a conversation with myself on things that bug me,
worry me,
and things that bring relief,
and one day I will,
one day….

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

On a lone road,
yet again,
again,
on the same path that goes towards a place
I call home…

But,
what for,
what is it that I do this all for?
who do I do it all for?
Is there something for me to gain,
Is there something for me to learn,
Is there something for me to become,
become someone who will be there for everyone,
take fall for everyone around,
but,
What about…..?

What about the person who became a support system,
one who is there to provide an ear,
listen to all your problems,
Does,
do his problems even matter…?

Or,
he’s better off as support,
bottling it all in,
taking support of things that help him cope,
the cup in this hand,
a lit cigarette in other,
as smoke rises,
just like the problems,
when he’s under…..

THE “INFLUENCE”

24/05/2025