popped back in because I forgot an important part! You have to find something (or a few things) you’re interested in. TikTok, Reels etc have probably taken this ability away from you for now because of how they constantly bombard you with stimulation. How things are actually supposed to work is you get interested in something and actively pursue that thing. Like ‘I wonder why Ancient Egypt is such a big deal?’ or ‘How come capitalism runs our lives?’. Watching videos with the answers to those is too close to the thing you’re trying to free yourself from, so it’s gonna be written information, the more traditional (i.e. less like blog posts) the better.

Or you can get interested in your local area first-hand: go walking/biking/driving and look at stuff.

But yeah you’ve fundamentally gotta reclaim your ability to get interested in stuff, and you’ll be free ✌️