Phone Zombie and Free Time

When I am off from work, I like to spend my free time enjoying a hobby or working on a project, like this blog for example. But sometimes it can be a challenge to stay focused especially when my phone is only an arm length away with unlimited access to the world wide web that is full of distractions and rabbit holes for me to get lost in. Unfortunately, as fun as it sounds to scroll mindlessly through my phone, most of the time it leads to me feeling robbed of my day, and that is no fun. Which is what prompted me to ask myself, how do I stop procrastinating?

How to stop procrastinating

One day I was scrolling through social media, and I kept seeing a specific bible verse from the book of Ecclesiastes. In Ecclesiastes chapter 11 verse 4 it says, “Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." Basically, what that means is that if you never act, you will never make progress in anything, and that spoke to me.

After reading and meditating on that verse I felt liberated and emboldened to let go of the fear and anxiety that was holding me back, and preventing me from accomplishing my goals.

So, what is the secret to ending procrastination? In Ecclesiastes 11: 6 it says, “Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.”

Ultimately, those bible verses are what inspired me to finally end the cycle of endless scrolling, to pick up my journal, my drone, and my tablet to become the content creator I always dreamed of becoming. So, I encourage you to do the same, let today be the beginning to a new journey, and “let your hands not be idle.”

Citation

1. Ecclesiastes 11: 4, “Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." (New International Version).
2. Ecclesiastes 11: 6, “let your hands not be idle.” (New International Version).
3. Ecclesiastes 11: 6, “Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.” (New International Version).
4. Ecclesiastes 11: 7 “Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.” (New International Version).

Photos

All photos were taken by me on my DJI Air 2 S and edited on my ipad Pro.