20 tabs open at the same time in my brain. Work, friends, lover, hobbies, music, tv, Instagram, Whatsapp, PHONECALL, email, sounds, YOUR SOUP IS BOILING OVER, door slams, sugar, CAFFEINE, flashing lights, city life. Fuck, even writing all that made me anxious and exhausted.
We live in a society where you are expected to be available at all times. Having time for yourself is not really truly time for yourself if you are answering questions from work, chatting to five friends and Instagram-lifestyle pictures flashing in front of your eyes, when you are just trying to watch one movie and relax.
I'm the kind of person that would like to concentrate on one thing fully and with everything I have. Whether it's work or a chosen hobby for that day, or even just one friend. I am good at multitasking but often times it's fucking exhausting. At the end of the day I am so done with everything and everyone, yet can't fall asleep. Everything still buzzing inside my head.
At this point, for me, it's time to get away, run to the countryside, try and throw my phone in the corner and just focus on chilling with a book and a cup of tea. Ah. What is your favourite way to relax and calm yourself in the midst of chaos that is our daily life?
Anyone who can relate and wanna move in the middle of nowhere with me? Obviously our houses would be miles apart with thick forest in between.
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Loved this. We're expected to be always available, it's hard to just stop and relax for a bit. Sometimes we do it ourselves just to appear busy.
I think some balance would be best. Half a year living on some mountain, without gadgets, people and all the noise. And the other, hustling under the big city lights. :)
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That is exactly what I mean, it's not like we are forced to live like that but it's so easy to have your phone at hand all the time.
Every other month in the city and every other in the wilderness would be perfect!
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Excellent combination of images and text / journalling. Really curious to see in which direction you're going to take this!
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Thank you so much. I'm pretty new to this writing thing so I still have a lot to learn!
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You have no obligation to answer any phone call/ text, just contact them back when you feel like it. Unless you're working a job that requires you to be available at any random time they need you.
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YES!
For so long, I have been trying to find various ways to "close more tabs" but it seems almost impossible, these days. In a strange and twisted way, I have increasing appreciation for my father who'd go into the bathroom with a magazine for an hour... just to get some quiet privacy when I was a kid.
Unlike you, I SUCK at multitasking, and I pretty much despise when someone wants to put something new on my plate when I am already in the middle of something. I do my best work; my best creating; my best thinking when there is nothing else going on.
When I can find the TIME to actually block off several hours, my favourite form of relaxation is creativity... in some form... painting mandalas, or perhaps writing something.
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It takes a lot of self control to just consentrate on that one important thing when there are so many distractions.
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Hey eveuncovered! I just posted my first post yesterday and am exploring. I read your post as it was resteemed by someone in my community. I like what you said. The reality is, if we don't take the time to take care of 'me' nothing else in our life can function. I totally would go in the mountains too, cabins separated of course!
Thanks for sharing! Great reminder!
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Ahahah I see what you mean. But sometimes we just have to dare shot off this fucking phone and go away with our book. Even when the phone is annoying us, we keep bringing it everywhere.
I have realized this sensation of over stimulation is stronger when you live in a city... choose one of you WE and go overnight in mountains, for me it's the only way to feel in peace again !
Nice post, thanks :)
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I feel the same way about over-stimulation in the city. Somehow your soul feels better in the countryside.
Thank you for your comment.
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i'm down with hills.
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Cool!
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Or on two islands, near enough to shout across the water if we fancy actually sharing space..? Totally get your point, and now here's Steemit for another open tab... Oops! :p
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Placebo - Running Up That Hill
I have normally over 200 tabs, currently 157 on one browser, the other one crashed a few days ago :D talking abut overstimulation, I've said numerous time I live off the internet, like I eat information and that keeps me going, music, people, text, games, it's quite sad really :) I've mostly scrapped big social media, I've never liked it, I like learning, I like exploring, I'd like to do more of that, so in a sense I do envy you, you are beautiful, you have lots going for you, not only that but you are honest, concerning your flaws, your humanity, so forth, that is rare in this time I admire your courage.
How I deal with it all, well I like what I do, I don't do what I don't like, I choose what I want and I let go off what is outside my reach, normally stepping back and taking a breath of fresh air does the job, but having half of my time free or even more around 80% of it to do what I like and be where I can, is how I can then go back to wondering what I'm doing with my life and how to improve :D it's the usual, mindset, some modesty, taking care of the house and the physical aspect, eating good food rater than more of it, then basically going around bumping around people at least a few days a week. It's nice to have one or two days in nature, I tend to try to be out at least half of the day as I've said, sometimes I end up all day in front of the screen, mostly around the winters :D anyways I've already learned from my mistakes of spending years sitting and whacking on a keyboard.
It's a weird balance you have to strike between, you, others and things.
I can't say I'm a great example :) once I had a thought that out of everyone I knew I had the most time, but I wasn't spending it wisely, the internet kind of got the better of me and I was neglecting myself out of basically, never you mind, the usual, hate and lack of bare necessities, like love, reason of living and such other corny topics :D
I'm out thanks for reminding me of my teenage years :D I haven't listened to placebo for a while.
I was going to ask you, but I would guess you traded off your privacy here for some honesty. Just a guess.
damn me, damn you too :D that's a topic for another time, and I'd like to talk steemit interface too. some other time thanks for sharing so much of yourself :)
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Hahaha... love the ending! After living in cities as big as Chicago I finally moved back to the countryside, where I grew up. If anyone had told me when I was young, that I'd come back and actually love it, I would have called the paramedics.
Yes, all the things going on probably get to all of us, but I am very privileged with my job. Sometimes it takes me a while to close out all the "noise", but when I'm at my easel, I usually forget everything around me... even a TV interview one time. Don't have to mention, that they were really pi.. ahm.. something ;-)
Nevertheless, the click clack of some high heels in the street outside, can pose a real challenge to staying focused ;-)
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EDIT: Just wondering how easy it is to step out of bounds here...
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I will relieve you from your doubts and tell you that your worries are unnessessary. You have not offended me in any way or shape. Keep stalking as you have.
What comes to your submissive nature of behaving, I gather you will like what I post later today.
With love, Eve
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Quite pleased to learn this!... Should have stuck with my original instincts... looking forward to later today... ;)
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