WHY THE INTERNET IS MAKING US LAZY

We are at the end of the first quarter of the year, yet for a lot of us, we are not remotely close to achieving those resolutions for the year. Worst, some are scared of even trying.

It is easy to set a to-do list of aspirations and goals but a lot harder to venture into it. I was sure writing was a hobby of mine that I enjoyed doing but as the months and weeks run by, ideas run dry. At first it was easy for me to find excuses; poor power supply, inadequate internet etc. I haven’t had these challenges in a while yet it’s still a struggle.

 So what am I spending my time doing? Social media!!! Yes, I am unashamed to say as millions of others out there, all I want to do after work is curl up, grab my phone, catch up with Instagram; which by the way can take about 2-3 hours just to be in the know. 

Then snapchat; those 10 seconds clips aren’t so short BTW, “side eye Toke Makinwa and all of you with them long ass posts”.

 Finally, to the king of them all; TWITTER!!! I am tempted to grab my phone as I write this. Twitter is the worst form of entertainment sent to distract us from the real world. Those witty ones with the incredible hilarious responses. Don’t even get me started with the threads. Lol. 

So our problem isn’t so much as inadequacy but channeling your resources towards the vision. Yes, I can now authoritatively say this is easier said than done. Big kudos to those entrepreneurs and digital media influencers that keep their work going in the midst of all these. I need the real “deets” on how you all do it; the real deets too and not some sugar coated garbage that makes your job seem like abc…

So distracted millennials, this post is to inform you that it is true that you will get distracted, that no, it isn’t anyone from your village causing your distraction. Whenever you have these moments of clarity, you are ripe for a re-evaluation. 

While this for some will be cutting themselves off what caused the distraction in the first place, I have found that doing this temporarily might not be good in the long run as you find yourself binging on past stories on whatever day you choose to cheat and then fall back into the wagon. So a more realistic plan for me is to do everything in proportion. So by all means, get that tea but not at the detriment of your ambition. Evaluate your stated mission again, examine what you have done and what you haven’t, keep working and keep moving but anytime time you catch yourself derailing, remember what the goal was from the beginning. Look it over, dust yourself up and get back to the vision board. Do not ever stop working yourself and your dreams.