Spent years reading on the toilet, now I just sit there and think, and it's better
For maybe 15 years I brought my phone into the bathroom every single time and scrolled through news apps until my legs went numb. Six months ago I left it on the kitchen counter by accident, and I ended up just sitting there staring at the tile for a few quiet minutes. Has anyone else noticed that the ten minutes of doing nothing in there does more for your head than the scrolling ever did?
Wait, you just sat there staring at the tile and that was better? Ha. That's the most honest thing I've read all week. Whole time you were scrolling, your brain was just getting junk food, and now you're sitting in silence like some kind of bathroom monk. Next thing you know you'll be leaving your phone at home on purpose and timing yourself. I gave it a shot last month and yeah, the quiet actually helps my head more than a hundred headlines ever did.