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10 Things I Am Glad I Stopped Doing
4 min readApr 7, 2021
- Watching TV — Honestly, it’s just way too many commercials and there’s never anything on anyway. If you want to watch something then purchase it and watch it then, but I’d recommend a different and cheaper hobby anyway.
- Paying Attention to the News — Somehow I have been able to get by without listening to the News in over 3 years and I am still always up to date on the newest events. Why? Because everyone talks about it anyway! The one thing I do not get anymore, however, is the constant negative repeats.
- Getting Drunk — As a German this is outrageous, especially since I barely drink at all anymore, but it just doesn’t do anything for me. Why would I poison my body with something that just makes me feel awful? There’s way better things to do! That being said, a good wine or glass of whiskey every once in a while is still amazing!
- Listening to Negative People — In fact, I prefer to cut them out of my life entirely, but that’s up to you. I am honestly not willing to deal with that much negativity and fight it on top of everything else going on every single day. I do not blame people for being negative, nor do I judge them, but they are just not something I deem worth having in my life.
- Exception: Family Members at a limited Time.
- Diving into Insults — Yes, I am stupid. Yes, I am not…
