Welp, that didn't work out

Yeah so that cold turkey no media consumption for a whole week idea I talked about last Sunday? Didn't quite work out. Not only did it not work out, I am late with this weeks newsletter. Seems extremely ironic.. not sure if that is the correct term but its something like that. The fact I told myself to consume less and create more, and now this newsletter is late this week of all weeks. 

So yes, I failed. To be specific I lasted about two days. It was rough because my mind has become so trained to looking for distractions that even though they were cut out I couldn't focus. It was worse in a way to not be able to appease that urge in my brain. 

I will definitely try again, but I think I will do it in a more controlled weaning instead of cold turkey. This experiment made me all the more dedicated to keep trying because of the experience I had. The psychological effect of going cold turkey on media made me uncomfortable. I wasn't more productive at work, and I felt very antsy. It's something I really want to fix. 

It's the idea of being present. We are horrible at it, always distracted and looking at what is going on online instead of where we are physically. It's a big detractor from our lives. So while I failed, I gained new determination. Which is a win. 

Next step is to improve my focus level, let me know if you have any suggestions. I highly recommend trying my media blackout too if you haven't before. Try a limited scope first, pick certain hours of the day for a week, or just try one full day. You'll learn A LOT. 

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