This is very true and once we're plugged in, it can be difficult to get out of the numerous distractions that social media offers but it is very much possible too. 💯
Sometimes, taking a step back to disconnect and just observe does great wonders by offering us a clarity we couldn't possibly have found in the mess of today's social climate.
This is as good a place as any to suggest that if you do your own baking, don't use American flour. Use E.U. flour if you can get it (mostly French or Italian flour where we are).
Whatever it is about American flour—the hybridization, the pesticides, SOMETHING—it is noticeably harsher on your body. Often people who believe they are gluten-sensitive find that they can eat all the baked goods they want while traveling in Europe.
And yes, social media is poison that rewards addictive behavior and ragebait.
well done! but how about going a step further and letting your own thoughts guide you and your own brain make connections, rather than using ChatGPT? It might come up with the odd juxtaposition you hadn't thought of, but your own ideas will be better! those ideas that come unbidden first thing in the morning, last thing at night, while you are taking your walk....
This is like saying that somebody should not use Google or pick up a book. ChatGPT is amazing. We're a very pro-AI publication and I'm writing a whole series encouraging writers - and everyone - to use it more.
This is very true and once we're plugged in, it can be difficult to get out of the numerous distractions that social media offers but it is very much possible too. 💯
Sometimes, taking a step back to disconnect and just observe does great wonders by offering us a clarity we couldn't possibly have found in the mess of today's social climate.
This is as good a place as any to suggest that if you do your own baking, don't use American flour. Use E.U. flour if you can get it (mostly French or Italian flour where we are).
Whatever it is about American flour—the hybridization, the pesticides, SOMETHING—it is noticeably harsher on your body. Often people who believe they are gluten-sensitive find that they can eat all the baked goods they want while traveling in Europe.
And yes, social media is poison that rewards addictive behavior and ragebait.
well done! but how about going a step further and letting your own thoughts guide you and your own brain make connections, rather than using ChatGPT? It might come up with the odd juxtaposition you hadn't thought of, but your own ideas will be better! those ideas that come unbidden first thing in the morning, last thing at night, while you are taking your walk....
This is like saying that somebody should not use Google or pick up a book. ChatGPT is amazing. We're a very pro-AI publication and I'm writing a whole series encouraging writers - and everyone - to use it more.