Waakiye

Tag: sleep

  • 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 🤍

  • On the brink of extinction, the human nature

    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 🤍

  • Struggles with Sleep and Morning Wake-Up Times

    Struggles with Sleep and Morning Wake-Up Times

    Daily writing prompt
    What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    All that comfort in the life finding prompt yesterday,
    where I talked a lot of things that I do on good days,
    but,
    none of them had a mention of bad days that are there too,
    so here it goes…

    There are a few days when I return home late from work,
    around 10 at night from work,
    and I am tired and hungry,
    Confused from all the piled-up responsibilities,
    and deadlines that were supposed to be met but weren’t…

    All of the work comes crashing,
    and then it’s on me to complete it,
    or get it completed asap,
    even though the timelines as usual were impossible to achieve,
    making it a race against time as usual,
    making it possible someday,
    but other days its miserable…

    When I return home around 10 at night,
    the usual routine takes a hit,
    the tiredness takes over,
    and Lethargy follows,
    the schedule which is used to take half an hour at most,
    takes around an hour,
    hour and a half on worse days…

    The night shower is spent in contemplating what if’s,
    and how would the deadlines be met the next day,
    and before I can look up at the clock it turned 11 PM,
    so,
    I hurry and get out of the bath and plate my dinner,
    and have it while watching some videos or something informative,
    and before I could peel myself away from the screen,
    it was 11:45 at night..

    After which I tidy my room a bit,
    which pushes the time well after 12 Am,
    and when I look at the clock,
    it stuck 00:15 hours,
    hurriedly I get in my bed,
    and guess what,
    I CAN’T SLEEP ANYMORE.
    spending another 15 to 30 minutes changing sides,
    trying to fall asleep…

    All of this continues on until 1 in the morning,
    on bad days until 2 in the morning,
    which makes it impossible to wake up at 6 or 7 usually in the morning,
    So,
    I wake up at 8 or 8:30 in the morning,
    making,
    it that sort of a day,
    a messed-up start,
    repercussions of which follow throughout the day…

    Shouldn’t this day be Friday already…?

    Cheers 🥂?

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Daily Comfort Hacks: Tips for a Better Life

    Daily Comfort Hacks: Tips for a Better Life

    Daily writing prompt
    What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    There are many strategies that I employ to make my life more comfortable,
    well not just mental comfort but my physical comfort too…

    Daily Journaling…

    One of the things that I do each day is by writing about it in my journal,
    and each day I read the last one,
    helping me determine the habits that I have,
    and which of them make my life better,
    or provide me an insight that helps me to avoid something that disrupts it…

    Basking and Meditation…

    On waking up,
    I go to my balcony and look at the sunlight,
    or the natural light peering through the clouds,
    which reminds me that the sleep is finally over as I spend a few minutes in the sunlight,
    someday sitting down on a mat in the balcony and meditating and reflecting on the day ahead,
    the types of work I have to involve myself in,
    and the roles I have to play this day…

    Clean living atmosphere…

    One of the most important things is to have a clean environment,
    this isn’t just about having clean surroundings or your vicinity,
    but my room is where it all begins from,
    a clean room,
    which isn’t messy,
    and the soft lighting that imitates the sunlight is used to illuminate my room;
    This simplifying of my environment makes it much easier to live a life that feels fulfilling and worth living tbh…

    Getting to bed early…

    Getting my good 7-8 hours of sleep,
    even if it means getting to bed and falling asleep at ten maybe 11 at night,
    because a good sleep helps me wake up refreshed,
    and with new ideas that help me on the daily,
    living this fast-paced life at my own pace,
    and with that sleeping in early comes in waking up early to involve myself in some physical activity like walking or taking a stroll around the building complex,
    which boosts my metabolism and gives me a chance to be one with nature early in the morning…

    These are some of the ways I increase comfort and at the same time better my life with the help of options that suit me the best..!

    Do you have a routine like this which helps you,
    Do let me know…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍