11d • General discussion
Late-night ramble, just me talking to myself 😁
i feel like everything around us is made to keep us busy and stop us from actually thinking. one of the biggest things that made me realize this is airpods.
everywhere i go schools, universities, streets most people have them on. i’d say at least 70% of the younger generation is walking around with something playing in their ears. music, podcasts, random noise. constantly filling silence.
but i remember a time before this. when i went to tuition or uni, i didn’t put anything on. i would just walk, sit in the bus, or wait somewhere and let my mind wander. i used to think about random stuff, talk to myself, sometimes figure out new ideas without even trying. that was my space. my own time.
now it feels like people don’t even give themselves that chance. and i noticed the same thing in myself too. when i started listening to music a lot, i thought it was just normal, something to pass time. but slowly i realized—it was actually making me feel worse.
i would feel down for no reason. i didn’t even know why. but looking back, i can see that music was messing with my subconscious. it kept me distracted, but at the same time, it made me more empty inside. instead of giving me energy, it was draining me.i could literally yap whole day how music is bad for us and how empty it makes me feel.
and the more i thought about it, the more i saw how much i lost. i don’t talk to myself the way i used to. i don’t give myself that silence anymore. i don’t discover new thoughts like before.
so from today, i’ve decided to quit music. if i want to listen to something, i’ll replace it with audiobooks or nasheeds. but more than that, i want to give myself time again. to think. to sit in silence. to actually be with myself, without noise in my ears 24/7.
Deleting Spotify and YouTube Music.(Action taken)
Note :In the screenshot below, the apps are shown as paused to indicate that they are about to be deleted.
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Late-night ramble, just me talking to myself 😁
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