Oh my goodness, yes!! I have the same story. Covid really exacerbated my growing overuse of the internet, for sure. And I used to be SO productive (having five kids gave me no choice - I ran my house like a boot camp). But now that most of them are out of the house and I have more unstructured time, my first go-to activity is to check ou…
Oh my goodness, yes!! I have the same story. Covid really exacerbated my growing overuse of the internet, for sure. And I used to be SO productive (having five kids gave me no choice - I ran my house like a boot camp). But now that most of them are out of the house and I have more unstructured time, my first go-to activity is to check out what's happening on-line even though I could read, garden, play my cello (which I started learning during Covid) and reclaim just good old-fashion leisure time NOT in front of a screen. Everyone's comments are encouraging me though because I realize this is a universal lament and people have offered suggestions. Gosh, Coffee & Covid is great (and the one Substack I read without fail).
Oh my goodness, yes!! I have the same story. Covid really exacerbated my growing overuse of the internet, for sure. And I used to be SO productive (having five kids gave me no choice - I ran my house like a boot camp). But now that most of them are out of the house and I have more unstructured time, my first go-to activity is to check out what's happening on-line even though I could read, garden, play my cello (which I started learning during Covid) and reclaim just good old-fashion leisure time NOT in front of a screen. Everyone's comments are encouraging me though because I realize this is a universal lament and people have offered suggestions. Gosh, Coffee & Covid is great (and the one Substack I read without fail).