u/smartscroller

The crazy thing is I don’t even feel like I’m using my phone that much. Most of it is social media, short videos, random browsing, and switching between apps.
I’m 100% sure I could have learned a new skill, built a business, gotten fitter, or read dozens of books with that amount of time.
For anyone who reduced their screen time from 8+ hours a day, what actually worked? What was the turning point?

Yesterday I quit my highest paying job, because I wanted to pursue designing. Don’t know if I’m going to be great at it or if I can even pull it off. But the thought of not doing and just settling for what I had was more scarier than trying something new and failing at it. I didn’t think a lot while quitting, I was just very burdened and it was not aligned with my goals, so I just thought of it and took a call.. Maybe a very impulsive decision, and my mind did try to regret it saying what if I could have worked for a month more etc etc, but I tried to keep it controlling telling its over now, there’s no point. Don’t know if I did right but I’m surely happy with the decision. The next challenge lies in learning a whole new skill and I don’t even know the base of it.. wish me luck guys!!

A year ago I was the same person with the same excuses. Too tired, too busy, not the right time. Mostly just… scrolling.
The thing nobody tells you about consistency is that the first few months feel like nothing is working your way, and you still show up anyway. Then one day you look back and you can’t even recognize where you started.
It’s not about motivation. Motivation is unreliable lol. It’s about showing up on the days you really don’t want to.
One year is nothing in the grand scheme but it’s everything when you’ve spent years standing still.