Wonder how much of the “Nothing matters and I can’t care about anything” blues is a result of the (imo fake) idea that people should care about big vague important abstractions instead of real specific things
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Replying to @literalbanana
Also I’m curious to hear some examples of “real specific things” to care about that would be an alternative to big abstract ideas Do you mean like family well-being? Specific goals of attainment?
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like today I found it really easy to care about this awesome drama https://twitter.com/modernafinil/status/1226312091524419585?s=21 … and about the shawl I’m makinghttps://twitter.com/disconcerta/status/1226312091524419585 …
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Wait so are you recommending that the cure for ennui is getting very involved in meaningless minor drama in your life?
That... might be brilliant
“Don’t worry about saving the world. Just gossip about your neighborhood and make a birdhouse.”2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @liminal_warmth
“cultivate a garden” as some great sage put it, probably
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I feel like there’s also probably something here about how focusing on the tangible things in front of you is living in the moment versus focusing on some idealized future that may never be relevant
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yeah - enough future to pull you ahead day by day but not so much that it blots out the day
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yes, ive found it freeing to focus on food preparation, minutes of the day, and paper schedules; ideas follow from there
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