I deleted reddit from my phone
Just as the title says, I deleted the reddit app from my phone.
Why?
Because I caught myself again in the pattern of absentmindedly scrolling and scrolling and... scrolling.
While doing that, did I encounter anything that was truly interesting, or something that touched me in a way that I'll still remember it a year from now?
You and I both know the answer already.
Yet I still kept searching for that dopamine kick, that neuron activation; trying to extinguish the fire of desire arising from... within? I invite you to explore for yourself, if it truly arises from within, or if it results from the absence of any other object for the mind to attach itself to.
Just moments after deleting the app, I meditated for a few minutes. Something I had been telling myself to do, yet never made the time. Just like that, it happened.
Whether this was what Taoism calls effortless action or just the meaning-making machine inside of me trying to weave a smooth narrative for the ego to reinforce itself once again, I can say with certainty that I already feel 解放感^1.
I'll report back.
Until we meet again, dear reader, please remember: the universe smiles upon you 🌌
^1 the feeling of release or liberation