24/02/2022
You open your eyes and immediately reach for your dopamine fix...
Getting a jolt as you touch your phone screen.
Just once, you’d love to have a day where you wake up, feeling excited to get out of bed.
Sooner than you can utter your 1st words, you're sucked into a vortex of everything you HAVE to do.
You've tried so many things after watching Social Dilemma, to curb this…
You’ve put your phone in the other room, hid it in your drawer + placed it on do not disturb.
But the impulse is too strong.
It’s become a habit, an addiction maybe?
You’re not even alone in this, most people do it. Unaware that it’s causing more harm than good.
I can vividly remember my friend making fun of me for still having a flip phone, standing in a nightclub in NYC, while everyone was typing away on their blackberries w/ two thumbs, pinging each other away…
…I was adamant about keeping it forever. I didn’t want to be accessible all the time.
But eventually the peer pressure got to me + advertising lured me in.
We’ve been trained to be on them 24/7.
They told us we'll be more connected than ever.
And boy were they right…
Ever available for work calls at all hours of the day, at dinner, in the movies, with friends
Creating more ‘comparisonitis,’ self-doubt + distraction from the impact we’re here to make.
And if you stop paying attention? Don’t worry it has tricks to reel you back in…
Perhaps a hinge notification to tell you “don’t wait! you’re missing amazing matches” 😏
So it’s not your fault, but you do have the power to be excited about how you start your day.
It all starts the second you open your eyes.
And it's not your actions, that change your behavior, its your thoughts.
You’re not responsible for your first thought. But you are responsible for your 2nd + 3rd.
So instead of saying “ugh I have to,” think of all the things you GET to do.
You GET to start your day however you choose.
So ditch the screen + build a morning ritual that feels really yummy + luxurious.
One that nourishes you, to ease you into being awake.
Bc after all you’re a boss + you deserve to live a luxurious life, excited to start your day.