Scrolling
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Sleep
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Go back to sleep because can’t think of what to do
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Wake up
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Still can’t think of anything to do ^(cba to wait for inspiration)
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Scrolling

This is what my weekends look like when I fail to find an event to go to in time.

The problem is that most tasks require

  1. Inspiration, which it usually takes several minutes of staring into the void (fun!) and waiting for an idea to get.
  2. Structure. I think this is broken in my brain because whenever I need to structure a task it’s super tiring, and that’s why I always revert to scrolling, which is unstructured. In scrolling the need to plan is replaced by an impulsive response to whatever happens to appear on your feed.

What does the diagram even look like for normal people? When do they get inspiration? How do they decide that now is the time to do thing no. xyz? What do I do about it hurting to structure free time activities (I’ve found strategies to navigate cooking etc)? Is there an alternative structureless passtime* to scrolling?

*(I’m actually able to structure when I do things with other people, but there are days when nobody’s around which leaves me helpless)

  • @TangledRockets
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    3 days ago

    Sitting here on a Sunday evening seeing internet strangers describe my weekend as though they were here for it.

    I have a reaction gif for this but don’t know where I saved it.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      23 days ago

      🤝 we are on the same boat. I think we should appreciate the Internet for enabling us to find each other.

      • @TangledRockets
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        112 hours ago

        It’s a strange boat, but it’s ours ✌️