1750 || stay on the bus + prioritize stillness

Make Your Damn Bed · Apr 25, 2026 · 9m

Build your tolerance for "chill" and "ease" by scheduling it. Prioritize doing nothing productive. Seek out ways to create that don't have a "payoff" and make it anyway.

My addiction to "motion" to "movement" to constant "stimulation" is normal, daily tasks feel like a physically painful burden.

Consider discipline as a form of devotion, not a form of punishment.

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