18 Things You Can Try If, Like Me, You're Tired Of Doomscrolling Through Social Media

Feminine urge this, masculine urge that — how about we embrace the human urge to tell stories of the self over stalking our least favourite cousin’s boyfriend’s best friend’s aunt on Instagram? Join a writers workshop. Dust off your old typewriter and feel like a mysterious main character from an underrated Indie movie. The possibilities are endless.

Why let paradise get lost when you can build one with your own two hands right on your balcony or terrace? It’s you, the friendly-neighbourhood plant seller, and your grandmother’s gardening tools kit against the world. Bonus: The sun is also on your side!

You look so good it hurts sometimes. Especially with the sweaty serotonin flush on your face after attempting and then perfecting a headstand. Never forget that "your body is a wonderland".  

Knitting your brows in frustration at your coworker’s Facebook timeline and questionable fashion choices — Costs you your time at best and sanity at worst.

Knitting a scarf  (or sweater if you’re feeling extra ambitious) — Therapeutic and a constructive use of time and fingers.

Not to speak in favour of self-diagnosis, but who knows you might just discover that your passion for books runs as deep as Matilda’s.  

Whether you wish to remember the moments you lived, loved, and lost, or make a Burn Book in honour of your judgemental side of the family, here is some inspiration.  

All things might not always look bright and beautiful, so it’d be great if we try to be wise and wonderful towards others by volunteering our time to good causes.

If you’re sad about nobody giving you butterflies these days, step out of your building and say hi to your neighborhood feline and canine squad.

a. Any instrument that piques your interest.

b. Don’t worry if you fail to master it on day 1... or day 883.

c. As long as you’re having fun.

d. Congratulations, you aced the difficult feat of keeping yourself entertained without social media!  

Let's manifest the smell of freshly baked goodies you SO enjoyed as a child. This time you are the artist and here are some easy-peasy ways of making the art everyone appreciates, aka cookies.

Taylor Swift said, “Everything will be alright if/ We just keep dancing like we're 22” and everything she says automatically becomes a universal truth.   

Watch a tutorial or two on candle making, go shopping for individual ingredients or order a candle making kit online, and sing "Lost In Your Light" extra loud in a Dua Lipa voice to make your DIY candles glow brighter.

It's time to learn how to do a winged eyeliner. Let your eyelid be your canvas. Why not become an expert instead of always just winging it? Amirite? 

A coven, but virtual, and instead of "eye of newt and toe of frog" we obsess over and discuss our favourite movies. All in favour say aye!

Friendship over with mindless Twitter scrolling. Mind games, and by that I strictly mean Scrabble, Sudoku, and Crosswords, are my new best friends now.   

When the vacation stories of your mutuals become the iceberg to your Titanic, switch off your phone, sit crisscross applesauce, and meditate. Here is a mediation guide for beginners to help you tap into the world of boundless benefits!

Let's start prepping for your next big party! Learn how to charm the pants off everyone by picking up a coin or a card trick. And if someone tries to rain on your parade, remind them that "those who don’t believe in magic will never find it".  

Instead of drifting towards a reliquary of memories that are no longer parts of our lives, aka our ex-best friends’ Facebook albums, why don’t we try drifting off to sleep instead?