I’ve tried to go without my phone more often and get out of the habit of having something constantly on in the background but I find myself just getting into this state where nothing is even vaguely pleasant, where I can’t find motivation to move, or where I pick up my phone without even realizing what I’m doing.
Is the answer meditation and exercise? It’s meditation and exercise isn’t it?
This is what helped me, but it’s still a work in progress:
reading everyday. I don’t hold myself to X chapters/day, but I read everyday without fail. Try to find a book or series that lights your fire. Mine was Red Rising. I devoured it so damn fast!
no doom scrolling. Nothing wrong with phone use, but pointless time wasting scrolling can be harmful and I found it negatively affecting my mental health
find a course or training that interests you. I took some Markdown courses that were interesting and quick.
let yourself be bored sometimes. It’s ok. Just sit and think about things or nothing at all.