I cleared my dining table, replacing the dishes with my laptop and my manicure station. I started scrolling through Netflix’s Top 10 movies to look for one to choose as my background noise while I file my nails.
I reached for my cell phone to answer a few text messages. I was about to search for the Instagram icon but I remembered I locked myself out of my social media accounts for the next 6 months. I left it to a trusted friend to change my passwords. I normally consider social media to be a neutral tool that brings people together, but as of recently I haven’t been the best at regulating myself. Lately it has been making me feel more anxious than connected.
“…I hate what steals my solitude without offering me true company.” -Nietzsche
I tapped my nails on the table and looked up at the buzzing fan. I noticed a notification from earlier in the day from a Sr Manager on Teams. “We’re still working on troubleshooting your laptop’s speaker, but in the meantime…your headphones arrived today.” I clicked the ‘thumbs up’ reaction.
“Thanks so much, Ryan!”