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An Interesting Test:
This past week, while I had other things going on as well, I decided to also use that time to do a test of doing no social media and limiting entertainment to 1 hr at lunch and 1hr after work was done for the day. It yielded some interesting results for me and some you'd probably expect. The first 2 days were alright but day 3 was pretty difficult and it took me more energy to NOT check socials for no other reason than some habitual action to check it, even when I know nothing has changed. I resisted though and remained as aware of my desires and actions. When my brain figured out it couldn't grab my attention through checking some socials or loading up another video, it tried to make me hungry more often even if I just ate a full meal an hour ago, or it would make me feel restless, like I had sudden energy to burn, even though I exercise and go for walks. Basically, it was trying to convince me to do everything but work on artwork...in silence XD Yet, when I did work, in silence of course, it all went fine. So long as recognized those boredom actions and random desires that were not logical, I switched gears and used that energy to work. I managed to complete 5 illustrations, set up some WIPs and otherwise work on story planning and do some artwork for an arpg game. That was largely the most I've accomplished in a week than I have in 2 months. Even on the days I was busy with other things, I could still manage roughly around 3-4 hrs of making art.
So what will I keep?
The main reason I wanted to do this challenge was that I also knew I'd be busy with other things but to also detox and start fresh and stronger. I'll keep using this challenge as my guide. Nothing changed for me in my absence of social media during that time and yet, I was still able to receive some work. My issues of comparison dwindled and my existential dread lessened to a manageable level where my anxiety went down and though nothing really changed with my sleep, I found my thoughts were noticeable and in control. If I was observing something or attempting to focus, I could hit those modes a lot faster and easier without feeling I needed a background sound distraction. So yeah, I'll be keeping those habits, keeping things clean and clear and upping the entertainment limit to 2 hrs to allow for things like maybe a video a day and then I can use the rest of that play games or something fun when work is over. I know I need to do better and this is where it begins for me. I need to catch up on many things and so far, I feel more and more confident that I can actually do so.
The main reason I wanted to do this challenge was that I also knew I'd be busy with other things but to also detox and start fresh and stronger. I'll keep using this challenge as my guide. Nothing changed for me in my absence of social media during that time and yet, I was still able to receive some work. My issues of comparison dwindled and my existential dread lessened to a manageable level where my anxiety went down and though nothing really changed with my sleep, I found my thoughts were noticeable and in control. If I was observing something or attempting to focus, I could hit those modes a lot faster and easier without feeling I needed a background sound distraction. So yeah, I'll be keeping those habits, keeping things clean and clear and upping the entertainment limit to 2 hrs to allow for things like maybe a video a day and then I can use the rest of that play games or something fun when work is over. I know I need to do better and this is where it begins for me. I need to catch up on many things and so far, I feel more and more confident that I can actually do so.
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