In her latest column, catcohen gives advice on how to disconnect, balancing the urge to flake with the urge to build friendships, and more.
I don’t know how to read a book when there is a television in the room. Any advice on how to disconnect?
It’s time to disconnect. And disconnecting—*smokes weed once*—begins with connecting. Connecting with your body, that is. I find that the TV/phone scrolling is a self-soothing response I turn to when there’s something within that I’m avoiding—a fear or a feeling that I’m hovering above.
Moving on. When all else fails, leave your phone at home and take a book with you to a nearby café. This isn’t, honey; your electronics will be there when you return. Or will they? Okay…new franchise alert. BRB—Pixar is calling.? Any ideas for a costume that’s fun and maybe even a little bit fashionable?
Maybe in another timeline he shows up on time and doesn’t whine when he’s invited to Aunt Carol’s for dinner. Aunt Carol’s favorite drink is a Dirty Miller Light. Yeah, that’s what you think it is—you can put olive juice in anything these days! Maybe in these imagined realms, he’s the he you always dreamed of, but if you’re reading this with a pit in your stomach, he doesn’t want to be.
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