A Talk on Self-Care with Cloud

Interviewee: @VaryingCloud

What is your idea of spending a balanced time on 7cups? Share your idea of how a good day looks like on 7cups, for you.

: I have mostly spent my time on 1-1 chats here on Cups and have been just responding to tags on forums. It took a little while to get into the chat rooms and get a hang of it as they can be rolling at a great speed at times. I’m still exploring the site to find out what’s more in store for me.

Spending a balanced time here on cups would be, according to me, allocating little amount of time everywhere from the total time I’d decide to spend in here with full justice done to my life outside cups *sigh sigh*. I think the key element is to log in here with the right frame of mind (at least as a listener) and with an objective; that could be listening to a member, catching up with a peer/friend, participating in forums, being in chat rooms chatting with all amazing people *smiling at them xD :)* or hosting, going through the resources/opportunities or just exploring the site. Just being ‘aware’ of how much time I’m spending here on everything and being mindful about what impact every activity has on my mind would contribute a great deal letting me spend a balanced time here. In short, it’s more about managing myself and not the time. :)

What challenges did you face in trying to strike that balance?

: Haha. It’s easier said than done! I do wish all that I said in my previous answer was that easy to follow. It has not always been a clear sight of the day that’s ahead of me and I do face challenges in trying to strike a balance on a regular basis. People here are so amazingly wonderful and adorable that it becomes almost impossible to detach from them and carry on with your work in the offline world or other activities! (I’m smiling from ear to ear as I’m saying this xD). Another thing is those meaningful discussions that happen here. They sometimes are so interesting and enlightening that I almost get glued and hypnotized lol xD. Many times I’ve felt and wished if I could make a copy of myself and leave one here on 7 Cups forever!! xD

How did you try to deal with those challenges?

: Ahh! Another difficult question (for me at least xD)! Well, I’ve tried several means so far (most of them in vain lol xD). It is necessary to decide on the cut off time, I feel, which I hope I’ll be able to do soon. I use the app on mobile and deleting the app every time I need to log off from Cups might help someday *hopes*. Also, focusing more on physical well-being is a great first step. Investing time in doing things that I like also helps in not staying in front of the screen for hawww🤭 number of hours! xD

What are the benefits of improving your balance for the time you spend on cups?

: More fulfillment and less guilt.

What message would you like to give to the cupsers who have come to be negatively attached to cups, in one of the many ways?

: As I said in my answer to the first question that you asked, it is all about managing ourselves here and only we can do that for ourselves. Getting addicted to something so wonderful is natural, but at the same time, humans also have the cognitive ability to deal appropriately with it. I’m sure each one of us has that power and is capable of turning negatives into positives.

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This talk is part of the A Talk on Self-Care Series. Learn more here