It’s very simple, but it’s not easy. But it will change your life.
1) Get rid of your TV.
2) Get rid of *all* social media, including LinkedIn and Reddit.
3) Get rid of your smart phone.
4) Block /blacklist all those sites on your PC/Laptop. Block the news sites too. Do it at a network level with something like NextDNS etc.
5) Go to work an hour or two earlier, and leave an hour or two earlier.
6) Make your side projects a different area/focus from your day job.
You will have so much free time if you do this. And you will live more thoughtfully. You will come back here in a months time asking how to fill your remaining free time.
This is what I have done. Got rid of TV 1 year ago, most social media 2 years ago (finally reddit too 4 months ago), and smartphone 2 months ago. It is all possible.
1) Get rid of your TV.
2) Get rid of *all* social media, including LinkedIn and Reddit.
3) Get rid of your smart phone.
4) Block /blacklist all those sites on your PC/Laptop. Block the news sites too. Do it at a network level with something like NextDNS etc.
5) Go to work an hour or two earlier, and leave an hour or two earlier.
6) Make your side projects a different area/focus from your day job.
You will have so much free time if you do this. And you will live more thoughtfully. You will come back here in a months time asking how to fill your remaining free time.
This is what I have done. Got rid of TV 1 year ago, most social media 2 years ago (finally reddit too 4 months ago), and smartphone 2 months ago. It is all possible.
Life has drastically improved since