don't problematize it. you get target lock from that and it will derail you from the things you enjoy.

the real questions are:

- what would you like? - what would you do if you wouldn't fail?

I live in the proverbial cottage in the woods, have for years now, more Thoreau's Walden than Kaczinsky's cabin by far. The solitude is the most precious thing.

I chop a lot of wood, practice classical music, walk my dog and ride horses. I sit by a fire year round a couple times a week. Some years I do a garden. I'm in constant training in arts.

I also have a pretty intense job (security) that benefits from being able to walk and have lunch by the river in a forest.

The things I tend to avoid because they are degrading to the human spirit are:

- political accounts

- dating sites

- mainstream news

- social media

- exurbs

- franchises or big box anything

- microsoft anything

- shelf stable foods

it's only a problem if you make it one.