2026 : #4 the guide to feeling less messed up inside !
If life feels boring, it’s not because nothing exists anymore it’s because everything you consume looks the same. Same trends, same opinions, same jokes, recycled until ur brain forgets how to think on its own. When millions of people wake up and immediately let algorithms decide what they see, what they like, and even how they should look, boredom becomes inevitable. A mind that only consumes never creates, questions, or explores, so it mistakes mental stagnation for a “bad life.” 💌
as I said , u say you’re sad u say life is boring u say everything feels heavy and pointless but ask yourself fr :
Can you go ten minutes without saying "67" or repeating the same five phrases you heard online ? Can u wear something without needing to see if it's a famous brand on social media Can you watch a 50min video without needing to skip ? Can you stop refreshing, checking, tapping or does your hand move before your brain decides? Can you write, read, study, or exist without needing to check if they texted u ? Can you be alone without feeling empty ? Can you feel bored without panicking? ARE YOU REAL GIRL ?
If the answer is no, then the issue isn’t that life is bad it’s that your brain has been trained to need constant stimulation. A brain addicted to speed, sugar, trends, and noise will always experience real life as dull, slow, and unbearable. THAT'S BRAIN FOG.
2. let's start with the important parts ♡♡˖
- sleep schedule : If u feel constantly bad, unfocused, or emotionally unstable, the first thing to look at is your sleep. Sleeping too little or oversleeping messes with your mood, attention, and self-control and ur beautiful face . So before blaming life, school, or yourself, check whether you’re actually resting ! like girl u block time to go out with friends, to scroll, to do everything else so u can block a bedtime too. Waking up early means nothing if you’re sleeping at 3 a.m. You don’t get discipline points for suffering. If you want better mornings, start with earlier nights. & let's be hoonest most people don’t stay up late because of schoolwork. They stay up because they avoid it, then scroll, snack, and distract themselves until it’s suddenly 2 a.m. School becomes the excuse not the reason so those “five minutes before bed” on your phone always turn into hours eeeevery single time. u are not controlled by your hand or your phone u are controlled by habits you refuse to question giiirl . Put the phone away turn it off. Decide a specific time to sleep and treat it like a real commitment it's all about consistencyyyy start small , two nights a week then three routine comes from repetition, not motivation once your sleep stabilizes, your focus improves, your mood calms down, and suddenly life doesn’t feel as unbearable and the brain fog start to disappear at least 30% !
- clean eating : If you’re living on snacking and you know exactly what I mean by snacking high sugar, random processed stuff, energy drinks, ramen, "supermarket" fast food, all that .. u cannot tell me you feel good mentally I’m not talking about calories or dieting I don’t care about that I’m talking about health n mental health included. What you do to your body shows up in your mind , ur gut health affects your brain whether you like it or not and I can literally prove it I spent more than a week running on caffeine three cups a day, morning, afternoon, evening with bad sleep and no real meals I wasn’t productive I was depressed like deeply that foggy, heavy feeling where your head doesn’t want to move that's what we call it "body crashing" like girl u’re not made of platinum u’re human u need actual nutrients and don’t say “I don’t have money for healthy food.” that bag of chips and 5 snacks you bought could’ve been eggs, rice, a salad, even sardines. Clean food doesn’t mean expensive it means real stuff your body recognizes cuz when you eat clean, your brain gets healthy dopamine not quick ones that fade in less than an hour . less fog = better focus = calmer emotions = better days. So before you say life is bad ask yourself if you’re even giving your body what it needs to function !
- take brain cleaning walks : One of my main habits for 2026 an I actually started at the end of 2025 is Saturday walks and yes I’m gonna say it: most of you are just lazy about going outside. “I’m busy.” “I don’t have time.” giiirl twenty minutes , thirty minutes even an hour . That is still better than sitting at home scrolling on boring-ass reels for three hours and then asking why your life feels bad. You don’t go out and then you’re surprised you feel empty be serious. “I don’t have money.” be grateful u have two legs And if you have like two dollars, go buy something small from a bakery a croissant, a sweet treat. . Go experience real life for once in a cafe sit on a bench idk u’re missing so much. the sky is beautiful If you don’t like crowded places, go in the morning. u don’t like mornings? go in the afternoon.u don’t like the sun? go before sunset there is always a moment that works you just don’t want to look for it. put good music in your ears and walk. Nobody cares how you look. I go out in a huge fluffy jacket that makes my head look tiny and I do not care. I love cold Saturday mornings I love the calm and every time I walk, my mind clears I calm down before the day starts. Stop making excuses ur brain needs air
So when you finally fix your sleep, your gut health, and your habit of going outside, don’t be surprised when your brain starts clearing things start to change u think better u breathe better and that’s what happens when your body stops being neglected.
so rn we can talk about social media, comparison, and how all of that is killing your creativity .
3.Social media,comparison & creativity ♡♡♡˖
I don’t really know where to start with this topic because it touches everything personality, aesthetics, confidence, knowledge, even how you think. So I’m just going to talk honestlyyy
I strongly recommend reducing social media. I’m not saying this in a “delete everything and disappear” way I’m saying this as someone who basically stopped consuming it in 2022 It’s 2026 now and the change was real I didn’t suddenly become perfect I became mine I became me . I found my own interests, my own passions, my own way of thinking, without someone else feeding it to me. I stopped comparing myself because there was nothing left to compare to . Social media was extremely bad for me , stopping it is still the most successful decision I’ve made so far .
When you reduce social media, your brain finally shuts up. u stop repeating random sounds, trends, jokes, and aesthetics that aren’t even yours. u stop being influenced by whatever the algorithm throws at you skincare videos telling you your acne is a problem, outfit videos telling you how to dress to be “acceptable” at school, beauty content literally built to make you feel ugly so it can sell you solutions. & fr those videos target insecure people on purpose. Especially girls who just want someone to tell them how to stop being “ugly” at school. But there is no such thing as ugly what exists is overexposure to your own face and constant comparison. Humans were never meant to analyze their reflection every single day next to thousands of edited faces online. Of course you end up hating yourself and u want to change to be them . So you copy , u copy makeup that looked good on someone else. u copy outfits chosen by an algorithm. u copy music tastes , u copy trends because someone told you, “This is what looks good.” And then you wear it, it doesn’t suit you, you feel uncomfortable, people comment, and suddenly you’re spiraling again and again thinking you’re “not like other girls.” No girl u’re just not that girl and that’s fine and that's okey omg
Copying will never make you confident , ever , ’m saying this as someone who’s been there.
Confidence comes from discovering what works for you. ur own signature perfume ur own makeup style ur own clothes ur own way of existing. Sometimes people won’t like it and that’s exactly how you know it’s yours and funny enough, that’s when people start asking, “Where did you get that?” because originality stands out way more than perfection. Social media kills creativity by replacing exploration with imitation. It tells you who to be before you even get the chance to find out reducing it gives your brain space to think, to imagine, to create, and to build an identity that isn’t borrowed ! People always tell me “But social media is helpful.” And yes sometimes maybe 30% helpful. The other 70% is just ads , marketing, trends designed to copy-paste humans. Before TikTok and before Instagram became what it is now people were different u could walk into a room and actually see personalities Now ?!??! I literally walked into a 11th g class once and every girl had slicked-back hair and the same outfit. And then people say, “Everyone copies me.” No. You’re all copying the same algorithm , half of the people wearing the “xyz” aesthetic don’t even feel good in it they keep checking their reflection. “Do I look good?” “Do I look pretty?”If you were comfortable, you wouldn’t need to ask. The constant doubt is your body telling you this isn’t you.
So no you don’t need to become someone else to be accepted u need to stop letting algorithms decide who you are to reduce that brain fog ! So..
Start a diary to actually meet yourself. Write like you’re talking to a friend because that friend is you , ask yourself the things you’re too distracted or scared to ask anyone else .
look for authors, thinkers, or artists you actually connect with. Not because they have the same personality type or because they’re “trending,” but because their way of thinking makes sense to you. Notice how wise people live their routines, their habits, the way they handle life not influencers selling “self-love” with filtered faces and IMPOSSIBLE lifestyles. This will improve ur focuuuus
Other things that actually help ⑅𑂳⠀ ⠀ᜓ⠀⠀
🪽 try stuff you’ve never done : pick up a random skill, try a hobby, or even watch something weirdly interesting. u don’t need to be good at it. u just need to see if it sparks something inside you.
🪽 step away from mindless scrolling : even thirty minutes can feel like a whole new day. Read, listen, think let your brain have something real to chew onnn girl
🪽 pay attention to how you feel : When are you energized? When are you drained? Write it down. It sounds simple, but noticing patterns is huge.
🪽 ask yourself why : why do you feel insecure? Why do you compare yourself? Dig a little , Understanding your reactions is how you stop being ruled by them.
🪽 do small creative things : Draw, write, make music, take photos . Little acts of creation build your identity.
🪽 celebrate what feels right to you : Wear it, do it, say it because it makes you happy . Confidence grows when you honor your choices.
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