UPDATE: I quit social media and now I'm so BORED : r/DecidingToBeBetter
This community is dedicated to self-improvement, personal growth, and supporting each other on our journeys to become better. If you’ve decided to leave behind what no longer serves you and are committed to progress, this is the place for you. I made a post around a week ago about how I quit Instagram/TikTok and I absolutely couldn't spend this newly found time to do things I wanted to do. Instead I was enraged with boredom, staring at the wall or outside the window not doing anything other than an occasional (aggressive) sigh. Also context here, I have ADHD (medicated) so boredom and doing stuff is very different for me. Now we get to the update! Many people pointed out in the comments that regaining your attention span takes around 3 weeks, if not longer. And well, yeah. It took me three weeks to stop being bored. I took advice from the comments and had music playing constantly or a podcast in the background. It didn't really do much for me I have to admit, I think it really was the
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