The power of being conscious

My brain was too busy watching another ridiculous TikTok when my Alarm for 8 AM started ringing. The world we live in is captivating and time-consuming, the world that we created and CHOSE to live in. I put away my phone and sat on a balcony with no distractions. Suddenly, thoughts ran to my brain, reminding me of the power of being conscious.

Being present in your life is the bare minimum that nowadays most people fail to do. Think about all the ideas you would’ve had, or the things you would’ve done if the brain wasn’t rotting with useless information daily, when life is yet to live.

It is like a toxic parasite that you love and give the power to have control over you. Why is it so hard to get rid of something we know hurts us? Addiction. And how common it became. You are not accepted by society anymore, if you don’t know what is happening on social media. The fear of being left out, because we don’t know the latest trending sound, drama, or topic. Especially in my pre-adult life. It is not a part of our life anymore; it IS our life.

I’m not here to say ridiculous things like cutting out social media completely. I do believe that social media is a beautiful way of connecting people all over the world. Creating careers with great income and being aware of what is going on in the world, but that should not include an additional 3 hours of scrolling. For many, it is a job, but that is 1% of people on social media. 99%, most of us out here are the brainwashed people that make others rich, while wasting our time to be productive in our field.

I don’t want people to waste time, but to invest it. Spend your day doing something that you are passionate about, or something that you know is beneficial. There is growth, and the only way to find it is to put that phone down. It is a challenge that I want more and more people to accept.

Don’t consume, use.