💭 Week #22: When You Forget Your Phone, Where Are You?
Magnify what you enjoy—screen-free.
Do you remember moments when you didn’t really use your phone—not because you had rules, but because you were there? Talking with a friend. Drinking tea with your aunts and uncles. Working on your art last week. Doing your hobbies. Even when the phone was nearby, it wasn’t what the moment was about.
Did you notice that subtle lift in your mood? That satisfaction when all your work is done, when moment was shared? It truly benefits you. That moment is precious—it’s what happens when you free yourself, even briefly, from the digital world. So, what should we do? We should magnify those moments! 🌸
There is an appointed time for everything,
A time for every activity under the heavens:
— Ecclesiastes 3:1, NWT
How can we intentionally magnify those moments digitally free?
Notice what made the moment possible. You might feel bored when you are screen-free—and that is fine. Boredom is not emptiness; it is nourished soil, where creativity has room to take root. Start planting what brings you happy. Do you love crocheting? Go. Curious about new ideas? Research them. Want to learn a new language—or hike that nearby mountain? Go. Simply avoid doomscrolling. It does not help; it crowds the soil and leaves little space for anything new to grow. 🪴
Make small space for it to happen again. One wonderful thing human can do is repeat what they enjoy. What can you do right now that you enjoy the most? Is it beneficial to you? Do you have enough time to enjoy it instead of doomscrolling? Have your priorities been taken care of? If the answer to all of these is yes, then make it happen again.
Sometimes we wish for things that are far away. Well, it's good to plan for when you can someday revisit them. But right now, focus on the present—on how you can create small spaces to enjoy what you love again.
Make sure you enjoy what benefits you. Avoid risky entertainment. Also, make sure your chores and priorities have been done before enjoying yourself. Clean your room. Make your bed. Open your windows. Cook your breakfast. Clean yourself. Go out! ⛰️
Let yourself fully be there when it does. When you enjoy what you're doing, just let yourself fully immerse in it. There is such joy when you are in the flow. If you're time conscious, set an alarm—then don't worry. When you're in flow, the time will tell you when to pause. 🕒
Above all, we aren't really ditching our phones—we are giving ourselves space to breathe and enjoy what makes us happy. Your phone will become a tool you use intentionally, not a reflex you reach for whenever there's a pause. And honestly, that is satisfying! That’s one way you can crave offline. 🌹
If this felt meaningful to you, you can quietly tap this text. 😁
💭 Week #12: Crave Offline Moments
This is one of our beloved early entries here in RandomNiceStuff, this entry talks about how to crave offline life to create meaningful life experience. Staying online is one of the options, but it is not as creative as it seems. We need to do more offline to give ourselves a healthy and meaningful reward.
✱ Start learning how to crave offline moments 🏵️
💭 Experiments with Google: Digital Wellbeing Experiments
Here you can see showcases of ideas and tools that help people find a better balance with technology, including Special Project's Envelope and Paper Phone, which are creatively and innovatively made. These experiments show how creative solutions can help us balance our phone usage.
✱ Explore creatives experiments 🍃
💭 Little Signals
Little Signals, an experiment by Google Seed Studio, captures that concept and reimagines how we receive information in quieter, more ambient ways. Instead of demanding attention, these signals blend into the environment—rotating, tapping, releasing puffs of air, or casting shadows.
✱ Discover more about Little Signals 🔔
💭 Melodic Electro
I’ve been sharing this catchy electronic music that I currently enjoy. There are no vocals in this song; just take in the electric harmony and ride the melody’s waves. 🌊
💭 Books for logical overthinkers
Have you been overthinking how to complete your task? You’ll be left wondering, “In what part of Earth did he manage to solve it so complex?” when you read even one of these two books by Randall Munroe.
Here are few examples of his answers:
How to jump really high? You need to construct an outfit shaped like a sailplane…and head to the mountains of Argentina.
What would happen if everyone on Earth stood as close to each other as they could and jumped, everyone landing on the ground at the same instant? …it doesn’t really affect the planet (and a series of scientific explanation).
Funny enough, even his logical answers are backed by science without causing unnecessary headaches, thanks to his lightweight presentation.
✱ Visit What Ifs in Randall Munroe’s website
💭 Author’s Message
Hello, reader! It’s great to see you again. I can tell you’re working toward something better—keep doing what makes you happy!
— Chessurisme 😺
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