I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.

Theodore Roosevelt was driven by compulsion, a work and activity addiction. The stoic talks about how he was constantly doing things. I feel that same pull to always be doing something. Always have a goal. Always be doing something. I’m starting to learn that I don’t need to be. When I’m at the coffee machine I don’t look at my phone. I don’t have social media on my phone for that very reason. I used to get headaches in the car when I was passenger. It was because I was catching up on my Twitter feed.

Social media is easy to cut out. It’s the feeling of needing to constantly be doing something that’s a bit harder. Both at work and at home. I’m starting to realize and try not doing anything. Just be there in the moment.