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Nephilim Quest 4 / The Book of the Dead / FINISHED, EditingCreature Wars 2 / now planning the plotSpace Witches 3 / 75.000 words FIRST DRAFT DONE, NOW EDITING7 Shabtis 2 / Pillar of Death 60.000 words (now at 8700 words)Bastet Mysteries 50.000 words (now at 26.000 words) |
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Daily Happiness Journal #52June 4th 2020social media / notebooks and fountain pens
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thought for the day
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Yes. Social media can be a time suck. The longer you have been on social media, the more groups and interests you have subscribed to. And so your feed is full of all sorts of things you have no time to read.
Same applies to all emails you have subscribed to (heck, even this email could be one). If you notice you routinely delete some sender's emails, wouldn't it just be better to unsubscribe (guilty as charged - I really have to do this now too...)
And Facebook groups etc? Now good old FB doesn't really show you stuff as it used to, so you may have forgotten you belong to a group. Check you list, unsubscribe from those you are not really interested and have a quick peek at what you are interested in. FB might suddenly start showing posts from these groups when you have shown your renewed interest in them.
As the siren song of the social media is so alluring, if you notice you are wasting too much time there, try putting on a timer when you start checking the cat videos and. I have one on my watch, very handy. When I set it to 15 minutes and it buzzes at the end of that time I am always surprised how fast that time passed.
I remember reading how spending too much time on social media can cause depression. Maybe everyone else's life appears to be so much better, or you are caught in a trolling argument or just see unpleasant things you'd never search from the net on your own. (I know anything with abuse of animals or people really gets to me).
So, curate your social media and email subscriptions to ones you are really interested in, and limit your screen time with these.
picture of the day
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pretty petalsThe play of light and colours of the pretty petals of this bouquet was so beautiful I had to take this picture.
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today's happiness
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Daily quote"He listens well who takes notes." - Dante |
quote from THE SEVEN SHABTIS 1: THE HOUSE OF THE MORNING SUN
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"Is it my imagination, or are the people we’ve passed staring at this car in a bit of a hostile manner?" Luke asked. "No, you’re just imagining things. Or perhaps they just don't like cars disturbing this charming peace!" his mother said. "I feel a horse-drawn carriage would be more appropriate for this place, don't you think, Marie?" "You are absolutely right, Philippa!" Their mothers actually stopped talking about Naqada pottery for a while to express their admiration of the pretty village with oohs and aahs, while pointing out details to one another. Kaylee didn’t say anything, she just nodded in confirmation of Luke's observation. She had noticed the same thing. People were definitely staring at them with a rather hostile expression. She caught an elderly woman look up from tending her roses in her front garden. Her friendly expression disappeared as soon as she saw the car." Leena Maria / Seven Shabtis 1: The House of the Morning Sun |
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