Takes some discipline to not just over-ride it
True that. Me on instagram, ignoring the 5 minute limit all the time haha - mind you, it does help me monitor how long a five minute block is and after hitting the button a couple of times I'm aware that maybe 15 minutes is enough!
NOt doing much - why despair? I have an enormous amount of things I can do instead of paid work - mind you, when Jamie's at work and I am rattling round the house alone, I can get pretty depressed. One needs a purpose, after all.
Any volunteering / community things you're passionate about that you could throw yourself into at least in the interim? I get that "Cabin fever" sometimes when I'm working at home.
Audio books / podcasts or (god forbid) the Radio help in removing that feeling of depressive (temporary) loneliness.
That's an interesting one. I've stepped back from getting involved in most community things - there's always some petty drama going on and I just can't be bothered. I'm also terrible at committing. It's not that I don't do anything for the local community, just I can't committ to anything where I literally have to physically show up at a given time.
Yes! You're dead right. I'm a big fan of RRR and PBS and Radio National, if not it's listening to music or a podcast. Do you have any podcast recommendations? Been listening to All In with hubs regularly which provides more interesting insights into American politics than can be found in Australian media.
https://www.youtube.com/@allin
The main pods I've listened to (which are dry over the summer period) align to my interest in Formula 1, so its a very niche sort of talk show / review of the recent race, or more in depth discussion of personnel movements. Probably so boring for most people :D
The one thing I don't like about my new car, however is that I can't seem to get ABC AM radio on it, which was good for quick little bits of interesting subject material.
I should probably try to find some Art themed ones. I LOVE the Pre-Raphaelite painters, and have a large collection of books on that topic: to the point that my photography attempts to mimic their style, but I haven't actually gone out and looked for video-essays or pods that cover that niche... if they exist at all...
(If they don't, maybe I'll just have to read those books and do it myself) :D
Regarding the volunteering: it is probably something I'm going to lean into a bit heavy (with lots of intensity) because I genuinely want to see more Art stuff in my local area. I used to be involved with a Youth Advisory Council when I was a wee teen, but now I know more broadly what to expect in those community orgs.
Oh awesome, now you'll send me down a art rabbit hole. I love art history and there's a lot I don't know as I was never an artist trained in such things. I find it such an incredible way to access history. We have been watching 15 Minutes of Art Explained on YouTube which has been great - from Basquiat and other NY artists to dark Goya it's been a really interesting deep dive.
I'd love to hear about you working to bring art into the community! That's such a cool thing to do.
I can't say I am interested in Formula One 😂 - I have enough car talk with the hubs, though I have a momentary break as he sets up his bike for bike packing.
The selfish part of me is going to start with this:
https://peakd.com/art/@holoz0r/statement-of-intent-myth
However, there's a "new" Art Festival planned for the local district(s) that I attended a community info session on during the weekend, and it sounds promising if it will be able to be pulled off: the only problem, I think is going to be a lack of funding / sponsors.
They're chasing some businesses. but it will be interesting to see what happens and whether or not I can help them make a difference.