FIND SOMETHING TO CARE ABOUT

Life can feel so full.

Too full? Perhaps at times. And with so many demands on our time, it's easy to get carried along by the inertia and feel like time is passing by with little or nothing to show for it. It's no surprise that without direction, we retreat into what's comfortable and zone out a bit. But that results in a sort of listless guilt, doesn't it? You know that hazy feeling one gets after binging a show or realizing that the bulk of an afternoon was just spent playing video games? It's a remorseful feeling that you could (or should) be doing something else. Something ... meaningful?

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It's not that relaxation and checking out for a bit doesn't have its benefits. But sometimes it happens more than we care to admit and becomes a habit that we didn't intend to cultivate. The best way to combat that listless guilt is to find something to care about…

The act of giving a sh*t will suddenly bring a whole new perspective to your life.

And when I say “find something to care about”, I'm not talking about doing something half-ass or simply trying something new for social media fodder. This isn't about finding something you can turn into a side hustle. This is merely to have something that's just yours—an idea or an activity that brings you joy and truly interests you. Call it a hobby or refer to it as your off-duty life assignment. But really dig in and let that be something you challenge yourself to learn more about.