(This is pretty much where the post should end but doesn't.)
I did a 40 day media fast a few weeks back. I didn't cut off everything, just TV, feeds, news sources, and aimless internet browsing.
What's great about 40 days is that it's just long enough to make or break a habit... for me, anyhow. And it's not too overwhelming of a time period--easy enough to stare it down on day one. Plus it's a number that comes highly recommended by my former imaginary sky-friend.
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| Someone once told me I shouldn't post things like this because otherwise nobody will take me seriously ever again. |
Long story short, the fast was helpful. I got out of the rut I was in. I lasted a few extra days past 40 just because I liked it. Afterward it was easy to pare down my feeds and let go of sources I didn't feel comfortable cutting myself off from beforehand.
Time to cut off Twitter for a bit, next. I don't have a problem with talking too much on it, but I do have a problem with checking up on the latest protest updates.... maybe... a little obsessively...
Not that it's bad to check on such things. I've learned a lot through it. But I've also wasted a lot of time and gotten myself into that daft pattern of peering repeatedly into empty corners as if there were going to be something amazing there any minute now.... as I alluded to in an earlier post.
I'm staying off of it at least until December unless something huge happens.
2 comments:
I must say, I'm very glad you commented on my blog (positively, at that) because I was beginning to feel rather insane and alone, and your writing is pretty much exemplary of my own mindset and worldview. It's also rather excellent, so I subscribed as well.
Hey, that really made me smile... so thank you.
I'm glad, too, that you don't mind if I comment on your writing. Can't guarantee I won't still feel totally awkward and clam up... but, regardless, I will be reading and appreciating. I welcome your feedback as well.
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