Whew I’ve gotta say, social media feels like a blackhole where my brain activity goes to die (at least these days). I realized how numb and unmotivated I felt when I was constantly watching videos about what people ate in a day or seeing a constant stream of videos of fit checks in various cities. I came to the conclusion that the majority of my time and thinking was dedicated to turning my brain off or thinking about things I needed to buy which as a result, made me feel miserable. Who would have thought?
Anyway, for now I’ve deactivated my Instagram and we’ll see how this goes. I have an intensive German class coming up next week and some projects at work I need to be focusing on during the day.
This morning I woke up, showered and took Russ on a nice walk. I read while I ate breakfast and drank my coffee. It’s been a long time since I had a Monday morning where I felt refreshed or energized for the day/week ahead. I can also attribute this burst of energy to working a three day week last week and again this week. It certainly plays a role. But now with this energy, I’ve had time to write on my substack and start a new book. Speaking of my substack, if you don’t already, give it a look! It’s a different vibe and that’s intentional. I came up with the name “Foreign Concept” on a walk with a friend over a year ago when I was brainstorming a new writing project. I’m glad I wrote it down and followed through on it.
I have more thoughts and things to say but for now, I’ll get back to work and write a longer piece here later. I have some things I need to write about and it feels good to have the mental space to do so.