It's been a few weeks since I stopped reading the news. My social media time (all platforms, combined) is down to about 10 minutes a day. the effects of this are now starting to emerge. I used to just fill my lunch and other idle time just consuming others' content. In recent days, I've been studying Japanese consistently again, using Ableton again, and catching up on video games. I went to the gym last night for the first time in months. My anxiety is settling. Progress...