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e the feeling that I was working towards healing (it obviously helped but I was constantly avoiding the elephant in the room)So, why is silence so important?I started by analyzing my routine.<blockquote id="667e">‘We live in extremely overstimulating times in which we actually need to try to be bored’</blockquote>So naturally, it will be hard for the average person to find time to pause, think, and reflect and that can only happen when there’s a measure of silence.For example, I saw that my routine was busy and productive, however, I didn’t have limits on my social media usage so that took up most of my mental space.I fixed that.Then I addressed my music problem or my always listening to something in the background problem. Music has always been one of my best friends and has helped me through a lot. I’ve been getting into informative podcasts as well but even though they are informative and there’s nothing wrong with them…The issue was that I was listening to SOMETHING from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to bed.That’s when I added walks as breaks in my schedule. And it’s safe to say that’s one of the best things I’ve done for my mental health this year. After just a week of going on walks completely silent, I started to:<ul><li>Properly process some traumatic or difficult events.</li><li>Figure out some important things about my character.</li><li>Understand better the kind of career or business I should delve into next.</li></ul><p id="

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6425">It was so surreal to comprehend that the issue most of the time is that we need to be quiet. Clutter is going to build up after a while. But doing nothing about it for a long time will make it get worse and then it will be much more overwhelming to start cleaning.The same thing happens with silence. Silence is similar to the time we give ourselves to clean our houses regularly. If we constantly skip it, it’s gonna be worse.Here are some of the changes I implemented to have more silence in my day-to-day:<ul><li>Not going on social media on Sundays.</li><li>Not wearing headphones on Sundays.</li><li>Offing my phone at 9 pm.</li><li>Monitoring the types of music I listen to at certain points in the day.</li><li>Avoid wearing headphones before bed.</li><li>Prioritize quiet hobbies and tasks such as journaling and breath work.</li></ul><figure id="84fb"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Ww2h7TVjzA6pV-gcYYqGTA.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/es/@brett_jordan?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Brett Jordan</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/es/fotos/bloques-de-madera-marron-sobre-superficie-blanca-6hANZ11ZMig?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>I hope some of these suggestions can help you as well. Remember self-improvement is a journey and we are all figuring it out. If you are here you are doing such a great job already.Thank you so much for reading.</article></body>

How Silence Saved my Sanity

The new year rolls around.

You get a whole new opportunity to have a fresh start and set new goals. So far so good.

You start working out regularly, reading, working on your side hustle, and even journaling or going to therapy to better understand your feelings.

But for some reason, it’s still not enough.

Sounds familiar?

For the longest time, I was at that point. In fact, the kind of person I described could be me at the beginning of the year 2024. I was doing everything right. The right habits, the right sleep schedule, and the right SMART goals and thought-out intentions.

However, I quickly realized something very important was missing.

That is silence.

For many months or even years, I felt like I couldn’t even START to process everything that was going on or had already happened. I felt defeated because on paper, I was doing everything well.

But the reality is that I was only keeping myself busy and my new routine was giving me the feeling that I was working towards healing (it obviously helped but I was constantly avoiding the elephant in the room)

So, why is silence so important?

I started by analyzing my routine.

‘We live in extremely overstimulating times in which we actually need to try to be bored’

So naturally, it will be hard for the average person to find time to pause, think, and reflect and that can only happen when there’s a measure of silence.

For example, I saw that my routine was busy and productive, however, I didn’t have limits on my social media usage so that took up most of my mental space.

I fixed that.

Then I addressed my music problem or my always listening to something in the background problem. Music has always been one of my best friends and has helped me through a lot. I’ve been getting into informative podcasts as well but even though they are informative and there’s nothing wrong with them…

The issue was that I was listening to SOMETHING from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to bed.

That’s when I added walks as breaks in my schedule. And it’s safe to say that’s one of the best things I’ve done for my mental health this year. After just a week of going on walks completely silent, I started to:

Properly process some traumatic or difficult events.
Figure out some important things about my character.
Understand better the kind of career or business I should delve into next.

It was so surreal to comprehend that the issue most of the time is that we need to be quiet. Clutter is going to build up after a while. But doing nothing about it for a long time will make it get worse and then it will be much more overwhelming to start cleaning.

The same thing happens with silence. Silence is similar to the time we give ourselves to clean our houses regularly. If we constantly skip it, it’s gonna be worse.

Here are some of the changes I implemented to have more silence in my day-to-day:

Not going on social media on Sundays.
Not wearing headphones on Sundays.
Offing my phone at 9 pm.
Monitoring the types of music I listen to at certain points in the day.
Avoid wearing headphones before bed.
Prioritize quiet hobbies and tasks such as journaling and breath work.

I hope some of these suggestions can help you as well. Remember self-improvement is a journey and we are all figuring it out. If you are here you are doing such a great job already.

Thank you so much for reading.