June 13, 2025

 Today is going good so far. 

Reddit: A few more targeted searches than I wanted, but still no browsing! Honestly, that's as good as it's going to get, but I do like when I point out that I'm keeping to my plan, so I'll keep talking about my reduced Reddit usage.

Instagram: I think after a week of this blog, I'm going to update my original post to exclude Instagram. With the app deleted, it's clearly not a problem for me, but I guess "you never know" and so I feel a week without it is enough to see if can go forever without it. 

Youtube: Better today, no shorts! This site ends up being off and on with my usage of it. Just gotta keep improving.

So one thing I'm noticing, especially in regard to my June 12th post about doing something else to replace the browsing, is that I find myself now frequenting old school message board sites. I feel like this isn't any better than Reddit (perhaps fewer bots/companies posing there at least), and so it's clear it's just becoming its replacement for me. I do need to find that balance. I want to stay informed about my hobbies, but on the other hand, I don't need to know the latest and greatest about new products related to it, especially since I am likely to not buy the vast majority. It's just taking up head space, you know?

And I feel like that last part is apparent in a lot of aspects in my life. I overthink/dwell on a LOT of things that I feel most people wouldn't. Even my partner notices it at times. I did hear a quote that the way you do one thing is the way you do everything. I guess overthinking isn't "doing something" per se, but I definitely overthink about little things in regards to EVERYTHING I do, so the quote does resonate with me.

I guess I need remember/figure out what fundamental thing about me/my thinking I need to change. I'm sure that'll help improve my overall quality of life. My hope is that reducing the internet usage will leak its way into other aspects of my life as well.

I kinda liked this longer post. Maybe every Friday I'll try to do a slightly longer one as a sort of reflect on where I was the previous week. 

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