Being able to live without the Internet for days. This will become so rare that a case study might be done decades from now for those who can live without it. In a world where so many carry their internet intravenous supplement with them, this is one refreshing act to do. To detach and be normal. Like people were. Able to go to sleep without checking who is checking.
There will always be another hype and another hype. I find this thing of trying to maintain the rythm absolutely draining. This is why those who are visionaries ahead of time have no stress about missing the hype. But how many people have a vision for the future decades from now? Who can see beyond the screen, the filters, the votes, the rewards? And, most importantly, who is paying attention to what is he becoming in the pursuit for validation?
Few can stay alone with their thoughts. They need distraction. Internet is the perfect pill.
Funny you mention sleep. That's the first thing I lost once I came back! I'd go to bed early and wake up early. Now I'm doing the two sleeps a day thing. Short spurts with sudden wakes. A lot more chatter inside the mind as well; harder to focus. I won't say it's a disaster. Both versions of life are worth living, sometimes.
"Act now." "Do not delay." People feeling like they'll miss out. Winners/losers. Competition. The cheerleading/fans. I can see why it's all so hard for some folks to walk away from. Everything one has now feels like nothing when compared to the next big thing. All sense of accomplishment in the past is diminished. Once one starts chasing that feeling again, it does become that perfect pill. It does not get you high, it gets you hooked. Life is like that in general, as well.
Yes, it creates addiction. People get online to get their fix. Is it what we are doing now? Haha. At the basics of this addiction is the human need to connect and a bit of voyeurism. Social media speculated this and took it to another level so that now addiction looks like the norm. I can still remember how odd people reacted if you didn't have FB years ago. Funny right. Like if you don't have an online presence you do not exist. I don't think there is a more alienating environment than this, sadly
Time off and sleep are super important. After I have read Matthew Walkers's book Why we sleep I really take good care of my sleep routine. Life passes by anyway, so better spend 1 hour on yourself than for external validation. Because if you die tomorrow, the world will go on fine without you. And this is a hell of a good reason to realize how being still and enjoying silence, nature and being yourself is important.
You are an impressive human being, @creativemary. Talking to you is just as interesting as listening to you.
I feel most of the times like a weird human, hard to understand. But I embrace it. I like a conversation that sparks my mind. It doesn't happen often though. It must be from the fact that I was with my nose in books since I was a kid. So I lack small talk skills. But a conversation about something more than mere existence... Yes... 😍I am glad I have the opportunity here to bump into some lovely minds. I would sit and pick and admire a pretty mind anytime. Consider yourself picked cherry tomato cub artist future nft non nft genius haha
That's how I feel too. Weird and misunderstood. Small talk can be useful but I often either say nothing, or too much. No filter. And the more I do it, the less I feel bothered.
Tomatoes?
I got you covered.
Sometimes it is better to say nothing than to just make noise. I think that one of the most comforting feeling is the ability to share the silence with someone.
Aww tomato art, this is lovely hahhaha. I thought about an appropriate nickname for you after the small conversation, morecherrieslefttopick hahha. Groovy looking art, you must have felt fabulous doing it