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Reduce screen time

So I've been working on reducing screen time along with trying to journal more. Because the main stealer of my time is social media apps. More specifically, TikTok.

So I have fired up my Nook and gotten a few books that I want to read. My goal this week is to finish How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price. I found it randomly on the Libby app and thought, you know what I actually should read this.

After realizing I wanted to journal more to document what I'm actually doing with my time it made me ask myself what am I actually doing with my time. Being distracted is the answer.

I used to love reading. I still read now except mostly mangas. Which isn't bad but I should also be reading books. So for the last quarter of the year I'm going to try reading more along with journaling.

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@apt.journal

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You're going to look back one day and be so proud of yourself. You are overcoming so much, even if it doesn't feel like it. Your future self is rooting for you.

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Day One journal

I have used the Day One app once in a blue moon to get things off my chest when I can’t sleep. I decided today that I would journal more because when I don’t I just end up wondering where the time has gone and ask myself what the fuck I’ve been doing.

So I redownloaded it and took a look at the few entries I had and wow. I did not think I have done a lot of self work in the last year but whatever I have done seems to have worked I guess. I had one entry from a year ago now on November 7th 2023, where I answered the question “If I could change one thing about my life, what would it be?’ And my answer was “how I feel about myself and compare myself to others. The fact that in the back of my mind I always feel inferior for no good reason.”.

I’m not going to lie, I don’t remember that feeling. After I read that I was like …why did I feel that way? But I can think of a few reasons. Anyway, I absolutely don’t feel that way anymore.

And another entry was from March 7th 2024 at 2am about anxiety surrounding work. I’ve been thinking this for a while now but I’m entirely less anxious than I was in the beginning of the year. Definitely could be because I gained more experience at work and feel more confident so I’m less inclined to let little things stick with me. I sleep way better, well kind of better. Instead of anxiety keeping me up, it’s procrastination. Which isn’t entirely better but I’d say I’m less annoyed about losing sleep from procrastination than anxiety. I would always yell at myself like “none of this fucking matters just go to sleep.” That never worked.

Instead I now truly feel that none of it matters and don’t mull over it day and night. I just let it go.

Anyway that was fun. This is why I should journal more.

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you don’t have to wait for a new start. start over next week. start over tomorrow morning. start now.

life is too short to wait for the perfect moment to make changes. the perfect moment is the one you choose.

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adult life is truly just thinking “I NEED TO CLEAN” while dealing with the 17 other things that have a hard deadline

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We took some photos this weekend for our holiday cards. The first one didn’t make the cut but I love it. The second is one of my favorites. We took so many and have many bloopers 😂. It’s our first time doing this so it was a fun learning experience.

I can’t wait to see how the cards turn out. They should arrive between the 9th and 13th.

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Quick lower body workout had me in a sweat. I absolutely did not want to do any part of that. But I thought about how I’d just be setting myself back if I didn’t even do some of it. Glad it’s done. Glad I’ll at least be getting a teeny weeny bit stronger 🥹.

I’m just so fed up with thinking about food constantly. With my A1c being up I just am at a loss for what to eat. I’ve never been in this situation before. Being low carb has never been a thought in my mind until now. And it’s god awful.

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I'm staying off everything except Tumblr

I need to focus and get to work. Read more books, workout more, eat better. I'm allowing myself to get way too distracted. The time I spend on Tumblr actually keeps me accountable. I see inspiration and that keeps me on track.

But when I'm in my avoidance phase I don't come on here because I don't want to come to terms with the fact that I'm allowing myself to fall off. And while yes that's okay every now and then, I'm currently stagnating.

I know I won't always be on track, and it's okay to have bad days. But I can feel myself losing the plot here. I need to write it down everyday like Arya Stark and the list of people she wanted to kill.

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how to brain dump like a pro

what you need

a messy notebook (I like the Leuchturm bullet ones)

a pen

a beverage for emotional support (or several <3)

how to get started

grab your notebook, and sit down in a quiet moment with enough time so you won't stress even more. The point of a brain dump is to unload all your thoughts, everything that is stressing you is put to paper. not aesthetically, no cutesy Pinterest vibes; we need it plain, unromanticised, and personal.

some prompts to get you going

do I have any deadlines coming up?

have I been making time for myself and my hobbies?

what projects, tasks, appointments, and/ or plans are currently stressing me out?

am I procrastinating anything?

am I properly looking after myself? (mental/physical health, skincare, hobbies, school/work, etc etc)

am I currently working through any challenges, and if yes how is that going so far?

how are my friends/relationships doing?

is there an area in my life that I should prioritise right now?

do I feel confident and comfortable at the moment?

Review and reflect

take some time and go over your writing; you can underline or highlight the points that you find most important. make this whole "brain dump" thing a routine; sometimes it takes a bit of writing until you actually get comfortable with putting your emotions onto paper (it sounds easier than it is..), but the more often you do this, the more comfortable you will get!! <3

As always, please feel free to share your own suggestions and tips in the comments! <3

love ya ･:*₊‧✩

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20 NIGHT JOURNAL PROMPTS TO CLEAR YOUR MIND BEFORE BEDTIME

1. what's on my mind right now?

2. how am i feeling right now?

3. write down one word to describe my day (calm or hectic, productive or unproductive, etc.) and write a sentence about it (today was calm because i did my morning routine and that helped me stay in the present moment)

4. what am i grateful for today?

5. emotions i felt today include...

6. what did i do today to make myself proud?

7. what did i learn about myself today?

8. what is something I accomplished today, big or small, and how did it make me feel?

9. something that bothered me today was...

10. how did I handle any stress or anxiety that came up today?

11. have i done anything to make someone else happy today?

12. write one thing that made me feel loved today.

13. what do i want to take from today into tomorrow?

14. what's my word for tomorrow?

15. what would i like tomorrow to bring me?

16. if i could change one thing about my behavior today, what would it be?

17. what is a meaningful conversation I had today and why did it stand out?

18. what are my top three priorities for tomorrow?

19. what's one thing I can do to improve tomorrow based on today's experiences?

20. how do i want to feel when i wake up tomorrow morning?