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gaby green's avatar

Loved this. Such easy ways to go about looking at life differently:). Also, completely off topic, but where is that panda mug from? It’s so cute

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candice's avatar

thank you🩷 and it was a gift from a friend so i don't know i'm afraid :( but perhaps you could try an image search? these are the times AI is actually useful😅

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

I totally agree! It's so easy to slip into passivity. For me, highlighting favorite lines/passages as I read is one way to stay more engaged and focused :)

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candice's avatar

yess I love annotating books too! and writing whatever you want in the margins is so freeing too hehe

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Willow Wisp's avatar

Really enjoyed this! I definitely feel like I can read and read and read but nothing goes in. I'm going to try your tip of taking notes or creating something inspired afterwards. Thank you!

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candice's avatar

thank you for reading! i hope the tip helps :’)

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laurie . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖'s avatar

i found this after scrolling through YouTube for way too long - love the idea of taking notes after every chapter you read!

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Light Fallen's avatar

For any action to be effective, we should crave the output, the outcome of it.

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Jessica Alice's avatar

Candice, one of the things that helped me most when I felt like a bystander to my own life was realizing just how much personal power I had and reclaiming that. I think if you're caught up in the rat race it's really easy to feel powerless and like nothing is worth the effort. And I agree - "Everything is conducive to long periods of mindlessness." I love how you summed it up so succinctly.

Re savouring what you read or watch, you might like this post of mine: https://neurodivergentnotes.substack.com/p/savour

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candice's avatar

thank you for sharing jessica 🫶🏾 the rat race is conducive to powerlessness !! will be reading your post!

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Daniela's avatar

It's great that you do nature walks to literally touch grass. I've been walking more often lately and it does a lot for me physically and mentally. Do you have any regular social activities? A book club might be perfect for you.

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candice's avatar

honestly it's become a necessity now, just had a little escape to the country last week in fact haha. and i don't bc everything makes me nervous :) but i definitely need to incorporate some of that into my life and a book club sounds like a great place to start :')

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Xandra's avatar

I really like the idea of creating art related to the books you read! I’m going to try implementing that going forward.

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candice's avatar

i hope you love the process!🥰

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Quinn SK's avatar

I would love to just annotate within the margins but i borrow most of my books from the library 😞 a bullet journal sounds like a great idea though! will definitely need to try that out ;) thank you

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