You're missing every shot you don't take

In 2024, sitting home and getting wasted counts as entertainment. Everyone has their own method: some choose drugs, some alcohol, some food, some TV, and some just social media. Why are we wasting the best years of our lives?

Imagine telling someone 100 years ago that they would spend their teens, 20s, and 30s staring at screens or abusing substances. Not only would they find it bizarre, but they'd feel like they were trapped in a mental institution with no way out.

Our bodies and minds don't adapt quickly enough to these changes. We weren't made to sit and waste our time staring at screens and constantly wondering who we want to be. In our eternal struggle to find our path, our deeper selves feel stuck, searching for ways to break free.

Consider the average 20-year-old's day: wake up, check the phone. Go to the toilet, scroll. Have breakfast while watching a series you won't remember in six months. Go to school or work, scrolling on the way there and even more while you're there. Finish your education only to enter a corporate career where progress is slow, just so you can work and get money to check your phone all day. Come home, eat pizza and chips, continue the series, and scroll between episodes. End the day with Instagram shorts until you fall unconscious. Repeat.

We weren't made to live like this. If your day resembles this extreme, wake up. Detox yourself from the poison that fogs your brain. Weed, cigarettes, alcohol, phones, and TVs are okay in moderation, but abuse is the problem. Everyone has their own addiction and ways to handle stress and emotions. Are you helping yourself by ignoring your issues with addictive patterns? You're only postponing the inevitable.

So, what should you do?

Total Detox.

Try living differently for a week:

1. Wake up and don't use your phone. Start your day with two glasses of water before doing anything else. Do light stretching, five push-ups, and five sit-ups. Delay your coffee for 1.5 hours after waking up.

2. At work, tackle the most challenging tasks that require the most cognitive function. If you're studying, go through your book and slowly grasp the concepts.

3. If you're searching for yourself and unsure what to do, start by investigating your strengths, weaknesses, and interests. Think about what excites you and what you wanted to do as a child. Look for something that comes naturally to you. Journal about it or make a list.

4. After this session, have some light food and coffee, and do another session of work that helps you build something. It's important to bucket your tasks and set clear boundaries between them.

5. If you're physically active, do a gym session or any sport you're training in, and try another work/study session afterward.

6. Set clear times for phone use and completely lose it during work sessions. It might be hard initially, but just do it.

7. Drink your last coffee 8 hours before bed. Don't use your phone an hour before bed. Aim for 6-8 hours of sleep and drink 3-5 liters of water daily.

Try this routine. If it's difficult with your current job, at least be aware of it and dedicate the first two hours to deeper work that requires more cognitive function. Communicate this with your superior if needed.

Commit to this for at least a week. I'd challenge you to do it for a month, but let's start small.

Remember: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Break everything into small, manageable pieces. Organize your work, take breaks, plan week by week, and watch your progress.

You're missing every shot you don't take.

Challenge yourself to make the most of your life. We pay for social media with our life energy and time. Only the narcotics industry and social media call their customers "users." Don't let them steal your life. Pause and create instead of constantly consuming.