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The Plan to Limit My Phone Use
Dear Conscience, I’m still working out the details of how to implement this goal of using my phone as a tool, rather than a passtime. I want my usage to be very limited, but without downgrading my use to a dumb-phone experience. 1. I have some utility apps that are always allowed: maps, email, messing, Continue reading
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Choose Discipline
Dear Conscience, This day is off to a good start. Now, it’s too early to tell if it’s a fluke, or a result of my efforts. In any case, this new “choose discipline” method is at least giving me insight, even though it’s still to be seen how well it’s working. So, I have my Continue reading
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Tuesday: Time
I am not on good terms with time. I don’t like that it passes. I spend more time stressing about something in the future or in the past, rather than being present in the moment. I am a procrastinator. I don’t have regular routines that are enjoyable or helpful. I estimate time badly. I want Continue reading
About Me
I got my first nickname when I was 4 years old. It was “bakitza”, which means ‘an old lady’. I’ve always been an old lady on the inside. And as I progress towards being an old lady on the outside too, I want to take control of this journey. To reach the full fledged bakitza level with a peace of mind I always associated with that life stage. I thought it would come on it’s own with age. But now I realize that I have to take control over the mess that my life currently is in order to be a thoroughly satisfied bakitza one day.
Becoming Bakitza 