Introduction

Late last year I wrote about my ‘yearly theme’ that I dubbed Year of Distillation. This theme included whittling down as much as possible the time that I spend mindlessly on YouTube, Twitter, and even Mastodon to a degree. I also wanted to spend more time reading and writing. Generally, I wanted to move from a passive state to an active one.

This move to more active modes of entertainment has allowed me to clarify some things in my head. Of course not many people make these changes in their lives permanently for the first time, so I’ve slipped a little lately. With that I’ve started noticing some patterns in my old behaviour now that it’s rearing its head once again.