1-1-1: don't find time, make time

read about how to overcome the rat race and why you actually have more time than you think.

march, 2025

edition 67.

london has been sunny for the last week or so (we are in ‘fools spring’ because the weather may turn at any moment but, if this is fools spring, then call me a fool) and the sun has been such a help for my mental health. seriously — I don’t think I am meant to live in london long term.

other updates from me: I am finding a few things to be helpful for limiting my screen time and keeping me on track with my goals. firstly, I am really utilizing the free app forest (not sponsored, I wish) to ‘lock my phone’ for set periods of time so I can have uninterrupted work time. I used to do this a lot in high school and college and I found that my productivity skyrocketed when I time blocked this way. I am finding the same thing to be true as a post-grad who is juggling a lot of different things.

secondly, if you haven’t seen my post on how I’m breaking my addition to social media, it’s really worth the read. (yes, I understand the irony of posting it on social media, but I digress). my instagram time limit is down to 40 minutes a day and, ignoring the times I have my boyfriend unlock it for a nighttime scroll, I’ve been sticking to it. (I supplement instagram work with my computer and ipad if/when necessary.) my overall screen time is down from 6-8 hours a day to 3-4 hours a day. the other apps I’ve deleted? tiktok, youtube, netflix, amazon prime video, disney+.

additionally, I’ve been reading a lot on substack. like, a lot. right now I’m on the ‘why a slow life is actually productive’ and ‘ditch your phone’ side of the algorithm, and I’m reading so many different perspectives and journeys on how other people are tackling this in a world that is chronically online. it’s refreshing (and a little funny, considering I am reading their opinions about being offline while online).

finally, my peruse of substack has inspired me to write my first mini 1: an unstructured piece about my experience with grief thus far. hopefully more to come.

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podcast

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