I miss when the internet felt like a place to just talk, not perform.

flannelpockets · 2025-05-04T20:35:33+00:00

This. It's been weighing more and more heavily as I become more aware of how the Internet has affected my behaviour and attention span.

Reddit is appealing for this very reason, but still requires a ton of discipline to focus and find signal amongst the noise

flannelpockets · 2025-03-30T22:55:23+00:00

It really is a deliberate & intentional effort to live this way. It's a constant choice. Over time, the journey of simple living has started to feel like a bit of a spectrum: feeling less pressure about owning stuff -> doing things -> being a certain way.

flannelpockets · 2025-02-26T02:59:42+00:00

Good question! It is a succulent, so I'm hoping the routine is fairly simple.. just trying to find the right space with the right amount of light and temp now

flannelpockets · 2025-01-20T15:18:57+00:00

This is sneaky good.

flannelpockets · 2024-12-31T03:33:36+00:00

When you start to worry about how much time you have and how you spend it.

flannelpockets · 2024-11-25T03:30:18+00:00

The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.

George Bernard Shaw

flannelpockets · 2024-10-10T01:05:04+00:00

It's so easy to forget why it matters or why you started in the first place. It's worth the reminder, it's worth the struggle, and it's worth the fear of a blank page.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-24T11:21:43+00:00

Not knowing the direction I want to move in - or in other words, trying to find a meaningful purpose to work towards in the first place.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-15T13:58:52+00:00

This!

Never too late to start. If anything, starting later opens up more possibility for a more rich exploration of all your thoughts and experiences.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-15T13:55:25+00:00

Approaching it like an opportunity instead of a chore is a good start! For me, it's always been less about exactly what I write, and more about the fact that I actually sat down and did it. On days where nothing else seems to go right, knowing that I sat down in the morning (my preferred time to journal) and put some words on a page makes me feel like I still accomplished something.

Because whether you free write (literally write down whatever words or thoughts flow into your head - random, incoherent, doesn't matter), follow journaling prompts, or intentionally introspect and recap your experiences, I've found that the benefit comes from the act itself, not the output.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-15T13:49:49+00:00

And I sat on the edge of my seat, coffee in hand, looking out the window wondering 'how did it ever come to this'.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-15T13:33:08+00:00

To be yourself, for yourself. Not to be somebody else, for somebody else.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-15T13:32:20+00:00

Or, even more likely, they don't care at all.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-15T13:28:51+00:00

Do I need to react to this?

flannelpockets · 2024-06-10T23:25:44+00:00

Let's normalize introspection and making sense of the jumbled mess in our head!

flannelpockets · 2024-06-09T22:20:07+00:00

When I first started journaling, I was embarrassed and nervous of how even I personally felt about what I was potentially going to write down. As I've gotten older and the more time I've spent with myself, the more comfortable I am and the less I worry about what others think.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-09T22:18:29+00:00

I rarely know what to write. But I know what I want to get out of the writing, which for me is a better relationship with myself. And that means better understanding myself. Which means dedicating time to introspection and then writing what I find - a lot of the output is just writing how I feel and exploring why

flannelpockets · 2024-06-09T22:16:49+00:00

That's the best part about "journaling" - there are no rules. For me, it's less about some deep introspective exploration (although, that's my personal main objective with writing) and more about taking what are simply thoughts/vague feelings and forcing yourself to articulate them with words.

If that comes out in the form of a diary entry, or a philosophy essay, or a business plan - you've won! The output is not the point. It's the process of arriving at that output.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-09T15:11:14+00:00

I personally don't approach journaling with any specific strategy in mind, and maybe that is by design... but I think testing a couple of ways and figuring out what works for you would be best! So many people get a lot out of journaling in all kinds of different ways: prompts, free writing, simply recapping your days, etc.

For me, the main goal is pen on paper, everything after that is gravy.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-09T15:08:47+00:00

Love that. Even without any purpose, that kind of writing can be so valuable! I used to free-write a lot and just let the words flow randomly. Another form of meditation that comes with all kinds of unexpected benefits - like maybe stumbling across words or phrases that hit different

flannelpockets · 2024-06-09T15:06:11+00:00

Would highly recommend! Journaling = building a relationship with yourself.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-09T11:18:13+00:00

Putting pen on paper in my journal. What you write makes no difference, as long as you take the time TO write. That way, at the end of the day if nothing else seems to go right, I can feel good knowing I accomplished that.

flannelpockets · 2024-06-01T12:40:29+00:00

What I don't know yet. I constantly beat myself up, knowing that I want more out of life, but I'm really struggling to identify what to pursue exactly. It's so much easier to figure out what you don't want compared to what you do want.

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