@Markimus to ProductivityEnglish • 1 year agoHow do you move from an unproductive mindless scrolling state to a productive state?message-square6arrow-up17arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareHow do you move from an unproductive mindless scrolling state to a productive state?@Markimus to ProductivityEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square6file-text
minus-square@flaviancristeaMlinkEnglish4•1 year agoBecome comfortable with being alone, with yourself and your own thoughts and not doing something. Some people call it meditation. I just call it starring into the void.
minus-squareSpzilinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoRelated, but different: Embrace boredom. We tend to see boredom as something negative, and avoid it by constantly entertaining and distracting ourselves, e.g. topic of this post. We do have goals and things we’d actually like to do (more often), but those tend to be harder, less accessible or less instantly rewarding. So these things which are valuable for our lives get pushed away by digital replacements, which were designed to capture our attention. The solution, therefore, is to more actively abstain from these distractions, to not fall for their false promises. What then? You sit around and do nothing. Immediately, your mind starts coming up with ideas what else you could do. How not to be bored. Suddenly, these other things which are valuable become appealing again. Pick up a book or your guitar, call a friend or go for a walk.
Become comfortable with being alone, with yourself and your own thoughts and not doing something.
Some people call it meditation. I just call it starring into the void.
Related, but different: Embrace boredom.
We tend to see boredom as something negative, and avoid it by constantly entertaining and distracting ourselves, e.g. topic of this post.
We do have goals and things we’d actually like to do (more often), but those tend to be harder, less accessible or less instantly rewarding.
So these things which are valuable for our lives get pushed away by digital replacements, which were designed to capture our attention.
The solution, therefore, is to more actively abstain from these distractions, to not fall for their false promises. What then?
You sit around and do nothing. Immediately, your mind starts coming up with ideas what else you could do. How not to be bored.
Suddenly, these other things which are valuable become appealing again. Pick up a book or your guitar, call a friend or go for a walk.