I am also trying to figure out the best model for this, as I am a fine artist and writer but I don’t like to be bombarded with reels and short form content. It makes me feel like a junkie for lack of a better term haha. Thank you for the questions at the end, I’m going to sit with them for a while so I can really hone in on my purpose. 🌷
It went well and I’m also a bit devastated by it haha I am consuming for what I tell myself is inspiration but it never ends that way. Where is the line drawn? I think there probably isn’t one. So do I scrap all of media in an effort to figure out who I am and what I want to provide? And why does it always seem like once we come to an impass, there is another road-block? haha i like, like you, there are a lot of roots that need to be uncovered.
Ooohhhh SO good (and tough to face!) I found that tuning out was my key to tuning in- I’m away for the weekend with my two friends. We’re doing a little self-led retreat and this morning cracked me open- the roots just keep coming?!💕
TOTALLY Amani! Our power was out for over 24 hours and with 8/8 here my energy feels so frantic (almost desperate) to consume and soak things up. Leaving Instagram was a definite detox and I found myself trying to replace that consumption in other ways- but I still feel like there’s more root I need to uncover for myself 💕
I am desperately making sure Substack doesn’t turn into a similar thing. I don’t need to have a bunch of newsletters, with kids and life, there is not a sustainable way of keeping up with over 30 different kinds!
I hear you! I think I need to leave Instagram for a while. At first, my feed was filled with nonsense. Now, I’ve curated it to be filled with things I enjoy or people I actively interact with, but this is a crutch as well because it keeps my attention more than I would like. It is the same with pinterest. I have a lot of boards of things I enjoy, or want to accomplish or paint, but I still have an empty feeling. It’s useless dopamine, even if it is for references. I’m a bit at a stand-still with all of these media sources lol.
YES! I left Instagram and replaced it with Pinterest- where I ended up getting hyper focused on all the things I need to “fix” in my life and what I need to buy to get that done.
I wrote a post about it and how I’ve been instead trying to love things “as is.” That was a crucial next step in the process for me (and as a minimalist- never ends!)
i'm processing similar things!
Ooohhh love that I’m not alone here Wynne! Where is your head at with this conversation?
LOVE this! ❤️
Love working through this stuff together!!
I am also trying to figure out the best model for this, as I am a fine artist and writer but I don’t like to be bombarded with reels and short form content. It makes me feel like a junkie for lack of a better term haha. Thank you for the questions at the end, I’m going to sit with them for a while so I can really hone in on my purpose. 🌷
Curious how the journaling went 😍
It went well and I’m also a bit devastated by it haha I am consuming for what I tell myself is inspiration but it never ends that way. Where is the line drawn? I think there probably isn’t one. So do I scrap all of media in an effort to figure out who I am and what I want to provide? And why does it always seem like once we come to an impass, there is another road-block? haha i like, like you, there are a lot of roots that need to be uncovered.
Ooohhhh SO good (and tough to face!) I found that tuning out was my key to tuning in- I’m away for the weekend with my two friends. We’re doing a little self-led retreat and this morning cracked me open- the roots just keep coming?!💕
That’s amazing! I hope you find your time to reflect refreshing 🍃
TOTALLY Amani! Our power was out for over 24 hours and with 8/8 here my energy feels so frantic (almost desperate) to consume and soak things up. Leaving Instagram was a definite detox and I found myself trying to replace that consumption in other ways- but I still feel like there’s more root I need to uncover for myself 💕
I am desperately making sure Substack doesn’t turn into a similar thing. I don’t need to have a bunch of newsletters, with kids and life, there is not a sustainable way of keeping up with over 30 different kinds!
💯 how old are your kiddos? I’ve got two! A 5.5 year old boy and 4 year old little girl 🥰
I have three, a 6.5 year old boy, a 3 year old boy and a 1.5 year old girl. 🌷
I hear you! I think I need to leave Instagram for a while. At first, my feed was filled with nonsense. Now, I’ve curated it to be filled with things I enjoy or people I actively interact with, but this is a crutch as well because it keeps my attention more than I would like. It is the same with pinterest. I have a lot of boards of things I enjoy, or want to accomplish or paint, but I still have an empty feeling. It’s useless dopamine, even if it is for references. I’m a bit at a stand-still with all of these media sources lol.
YES! I left Instagram and replaced it with Pinterest- where I ended up getting hyper focused on all the things I need to “fix” in my life and what I need to buy to get that done.
I wrote a post about it and how I’ve been instead trying to love things “as is.” That was a crucial next step in the process for me (and as a minimalist- never ends!)