It is November 22, 2024... at 9:42 am. Last night in NBA action... the San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 126-118. This morning I went for a walk, stretched, and did dribble exercises.
Cool.
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For the past few months... I have not done as much in the digital world as I have in my past... in an attempt to reimerse myself back into the physical world. It has been almost five months since I completed my sixth book... A collection of my thoughts. Writing that book was not an easy task for me. Writing that book literally took everything emotionally out of me. Writing that book made me emotionally, physically, and digitally unbalanced. This post marks a moment where I feel that I am healthy enough again emotionally and physically... to delicately step back into the digital world... to do a little work... for a little while.
This blog update is the work.
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At my technology screen consumption peak... I did a lot of TV watching, computer work, and smartphone browsing. At my technology screen consumption peak... my head would hurt, my eyes would be tired, and my body would be drained.
I eventually realized that looking at high definition screens in the digital world all day was not that good for my health.
I needed non-digital balance.
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Not living in the digital world as much as I did when I was writing my book... and in my past... has had a positive effect on my physical health.
I tell myself every day... "Do as much as you can while NOT looking at a screen."
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Everyone knows that I exercise a lot. I have done that for my whole physical life. Playing in the digital world never came before playing in the real world for me.
When I tell myself to do as much as I can while not looking at a screen though... I am not talking about just exercising. I am not talking about just doing chores. I am also talking about having fun.
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Watching Mesothelioma commercials are chores for me. All computer work is a chore for me. Scrolling through Facebook is a chore... sometimes... for me.
Going for a walk... seeing new things... and being something to see in the physical world... is fun for me. Not looking at a computer screen while doing work... is fun for me. Reading in person facial expressions... and not digital Facebook expressions... is fun for me.
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When did watching, working on, and scrolling on digital screens... become more fun... than actually doing anything else... in the physical world?
Even writing this post on my bright and shiny smartphone screen is giving me a headache.
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That is all that I have for now.
I just wanted to say that too much screen time is unhealthy.
I am still healthy.
I am now going to do... anything... other than look at a screen.
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Peace.
-kyle
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