This won't last forever

I spent the week at home. Had a positive covid test on Saturday that only turned negative on Wednesday. Thursday would have been such a heavy day at school that I could have gone right back to being major sick, so I stayed minor sick and at home. Now it is Sunday again and I am mostly back in my shoes. The nose will stay full. That is life with a dust allergy and no will to actually take care of it.
It was an interesting week. I was confronted with a lot of my habits and how they shape my days. With spending a lot of time in front of my PC and becoming frustrated with myself for not “really doing anything” in that time. Mind you that is the idea of being sick, doing nothing. At the end of that week I read it may not just be the damn phone and resolved to be less mean to myself.
Just let me float the thesis that maybe, you aren’t lonely and unhappy just because of your online habits – but also because other aspects of modern living made you lonely and bored and the phone is how you cope, and using it less, while somewhat beneficial, isn’t radically transforming your life the way you wish it did. It may just be exposing some holes in your life that are outside of your control to fix, as you can’t control other people or will yourself into superhuman productivity.
Next to that I spent some time watching videos by struthless. And really enjoyed them.
Some links
- the superiority complex of the screen minimalist | ava's blog
- A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden
- Open Social Network Cookbook: How can the online communities that we participate in use tools that truly reflect our values?
- Deb Chachras Newsletter is initiating wake-up sequence
- Robin's 2025 gift guide
- A ttrpg about playing a Serf in the 40k universe
- maybe related Void War is a FTL clone in legally distinct 40k
- All Dead Generations: Dungeon Design Note: Obstacles Support Exploration
some tunes
Still Talk have a new record out. It rips.
The new sorry record is great as well.
Right now the shuffle presents
and I hope you have a great week.