What I like to do when this feeling comes
I really try and listen to what my head and heart are telling me, I try very hard to push through and ignore these thoughts but than it hits me like a ton of bricks. Maybe I should take a break? I am feeling this way right now and as you can see my idea of a break is more work, I tell myself it's not really work if I just write what I am feeling. I like to rationalize my thoughts and emotions to keep busy, It's always been very hard for me to just sit still. I told myself just write what you feel and than when you're done....
- Shut off the computer
- Get a bowl of ice cream with strawberries and chocolate drizzled over the top
- Find something good to watch on netflix
- Leave my phone at out of arms length to avoid looking at anything on Steemit or Discord
- Take a deep breath and remind myself it's ok to relax
What usually ends up happening
- I plug my phone in so it can reach the couch but I use it only during boring parts of the show/movie
- I end up staying up later than I normally would because I feel energized after the break and work more
- I think about all the things I need to get done the next day and end up constantly rewinding parts I miss by daydreaming
- Refill the ice cream bowl and start it all over again.
- Second attempt on the phone the whole time
Things I'm grateful for
- Having Steemit and Discord to keep me busy in my down times
- Having so much down time to not have to make time for it
- All the great people I am meeting
- Hope for the future of Steemit the more I use it and Discord members that push me when I feel doubtful
I have been doing pretty good with this but there is always room for improvement, I like to focus a good amount of my time on curating and helping in my discord and this helps to take the focus of myself for a good enough amount of time to realign my goals.
I hope I get a chance to meet some of you in my discord to help me keep myself busy focusing on my own deal. I am around quite a bit and do get notifications on my phone to distract me during the day. I vow to ignore you while I am eating my ice cream tonight though so don't be offended, feel free to come by the discord and say hello and tell me about yourself and join my #postpromotion with lots of other great people sharing great quality content. Thanks for your support and kindness!
@Vladivostok