Planning to Prevent the Doomscroll

[estrogenandspite]

One thing I've learned from Cohost is how much I hate Doomscrolling, and how vulnerable I am to it when I'm not on sites that allow it. To achieve this, I've decided to set a couple of rules for myself: 

A) Social media is for the Big Screen. No more on my phone mindless scroll. If I wanna be on social media? I have to sit up, at my desk.

B) I'm setting a 10 minute timer while on social media. If after 10 minutes I have not actually interacted with humans (likes don't count, it has to be I said something to another person or I made a new post for people to maybe respond to) I have to do something else.

C) The following is going to be my guideline for what to do (when I'm not hanging out with people and having fun):

1: Write.
If no energy for write
2: Edit
If no energy for edit
3: Code/Draw/Work on TTRPG/New Fun Skill
If no energy for Code/Draw/Work on TTRPG/New Fun Skill
4: Game
If no energy for game
5: Read
If no energy for read
6: TV show
If no energy for TV show
7: Youtube video essays/other passive 'watch and learn a thing' videos.
If no energy for video essays
8: Walk, drink water, eat food, shower to make sure addressing body needs
If no energy for self-care
9: I'm probably in a spiral, reach out to partners or friends for emotional support.
If no energy for reaching out
10: Nap. If nothing else is working, it's nap time.

So far I feel like I'm doing pretty good with it. I made a basic-ass website today and got it to look a bit like Windows XP!

Also yes, that feed box does automatically pull from the RSS feed integrated natively into Dreamwidth and should auto-update (It may take an hour or two to update, gonna use this blog post to keep an eye on it.)

Comments

[softwareangel]

i think having a clear list of actions and plans can be REALLY helpful to help pivot from doom-feeling/acting tendencies! i might make a little list like this too, its inspiring to see! a good plan of action can come in handy when youre in a moment where thoughts arent usually clear.

ALSO YOUR WEB SITE LOOKS SO AWESOME!! i love the layout and the simplicity! so welcoming! love windows xp :-)

[disc_scratch]

This is smart !! And really nice to see you have reaching out on your list of actions, and a countermeasure for even if that's too much, napping !

I find that identifying what your brain needs is half the battle, this does a good job of reminding you of all the options you'd have available for it as well! Good job on the website too, it's looking rlly sleek C:

[doomvega]

Shit that is an awesome plan. I should yoink that and use it !! + awesome web sight :)