The More Digital Your World Gets, the More Analog Your Life Must Become
How to launch into a meaningful life.
Most people spend 44% of their waking hours in front of a screen.
Some are doing digital work.
Others are just scrolling Instagram and TikTok like brainless apes.
None of them knows how to be present in real life anymore.
Whether you are moving symbols on a screen or watching your favorite influencer do the stupidest thing online, you have grown detached from what real feedback looks like.
And I donβt mean feedback from your boss or your teacher.
I mean life feedback.
The one powerful enough to give you a sense of purpose and steer you in the direction you want to pursue.
Here are a few things to keep in mind if you want to recover your life.
1) If your entire identity is tied to your digital world, losing internet for a day will send you into an existential crisis.
Read that again because itβs powerful.
Iβve seen this happen on a significantly minor scale.
You have probably experienced it yourself.
Whenever you lose signal β¦
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