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One day, you'll realize that no one was really watching, and you could have done whatever you wanted. I just hope you don't figure it out too late. Just a reminder. I think books don’t let you read them until you’re ready for them I mean, duh. Count me in. Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing. Not dying. Just logging off. Getting a job no one cares about. Growing tomatoes. Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads. Not as a failure. But as a kind of freedom. Be bored more often. Go for long walks. Meditate. Journal your thoughts. Read new books. Spend time alone without devices. You would get to understand yourself a lot much better. Your brain gets the best ideas when it is left to wander. In those quiet moments, you'll uncover clarity and inspiration that can't be found in constant stimulation.

One day, you'll realize that no one was really watching, and you could have done whatever you wanted. I just hope you don't figure it out too late. Just a reminder. I think books don’t let you read them until you’re ready for them I mean, duh. Count me in. Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing. Not dying. Just logging off. Getting a job no one cares about. Growing tomatoes. Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads. Not as a failure. But as a kind of freedom. Be bored more often. Go for long walks. Meditate. Journal your thoughts. Read new books. Spend time alone without devic

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