Undertake a 30-day period where you remove all optional personal technologies to transform into a minimalist lifestyle, using this time for self-reflection and cultivating high-quality analog activities. This process helps you lose your taste for low-quality digital distractions, becoming easier after 7-14 days.
Systematically invest time and resources into developing high-quality analog activities, done just for enjoyment, especially those with a component of socializing or skill. Proactively establishing these value-driven pursuits before a digital declutter will make stepping away from technology much easier and reduce the desire for low-quality digital distraction.
Embrace a mindset of control by making choices based on your values, rather than defaulting to convenience. This intentionality will yield significant positive returns, far outweighing any occasional inconveniences or missed value.
Actively seek out and engage in real-world conversations, as digital interactions do not fulfill the same social needs in the brain. Replacing digital interactions with real-world ones is crucial to combat increasing loneliness, anxiety, and depression.
Engineer moments of solitude in your day, free from input from other minds, to allow for self-reflection, processing thoughts, and daydreaming. Stripping away this time can lead to brain burnout and an inability to process what’s going on in your life.
Take off your smartphone any app in which someone makes money every time you click on it, such as social media or news feeds, transforming your device into a useful tool without tempting distractions. You can still access these services via a browser, but this removes the ability to check them at any moment.
Start systematically creating more occasions in your daily life where you intentionally do things without your phone, beginning with small durations and gradually increasing. This practice helps you encounter the world with just your mind, leading to huge benefits.
Reflect on your life’s meaning, purpose, happiness, and values to determine how technology should support them. This approach ensures technology serves your goals rather than dictating your behavior or distracting from what truly matters.
Consider incorporating AG1, a daily health drink, into your routine to support digestion and enrich your gut microbiome with beneficial bacteria. This can positively impact your mood and overall well-being, especially during winter.
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