Daily writing prompt
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?
I often know it’s time to unplug when every notification sound makes me anxious. The phone constantly going off. The computer keeps pinging. When I’m overwhelmed and stressed by those simple noises, I silence everything. I leave the phone in the bedroom. I keep the computer shut down. I keep away from it all and focus on me. What I want to do for a day or even catch up on sleep. Should the weather be nice, I’ll debate going out. Finding a park or going for a quick walk. Sometimes you need to live under a rock for a day or two just to hide away from all the happenings in the world.
I think we all need to prioritize silence in a world as noisy as ours.
nikki diekemper 