Last week I read about 10 arcs of Ward, listened to a ton of UNspoiled! podcast network podcasts, and played video games some too. I increased how much I slept each night and averaged a bit over eight hours, and improved the healthiness of my food choices. As much as I escaped into fiction and the “other worlds” that come with fiction, I felt that that came at the expense of the reality / world we all live in (hence part of this post’s title). The more I engage with fiction, the more I withdraw from reality / the world around me. I’m glad I took a week of rest, I think I needed it, especially with a few upcoming challenges, but I don’t care for the “world shrinkage effect” that occurred during that time. I stopped myself from returning to shortforms and other work prior to today, because I wanted to rest the full week, but the last few days have been...challenging. I’m just ready to get back to working on immortality studies, writing, organizing, and engaging with nonfiction, and all the other things I like do. So, I’m back!
Shortform #135 Rest and Shrinking the “World”
Last week I read about 10 arcs of Ward, listened to a ton of UNspoiled! podcast network podcasts, and played video games some too. I increased how much I slept each night and averaged a bit over eight hours, and improved the healthiness of my food choices. As much as I escaped into fiction and the “other worlds” that come with fiction, I felt that that came at the expense of the reality / world we all live in (hence part of this post’s title). The more I engage with fiction, the more I withdraw from reality / the world around me. I’m glad I took a week of rest, I think I needed it, especially with a few upcoming challenges, but I don’t care for the “world shrinkage effect” that occurred during that time. I stopped myself from returning to shortforms and other work prior to today, because I wanted to rest the full week, but the last few days have been...challenging. I’m just ready to get back to working on immortality studies, writing, organizing, and engaging with nonfiction, and all the other things I like do. So, I’m back!