Untethered Mind

Untethered Mind

Do these five things if your life lacks genuine excitement

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Alex Mathers
May 29, 2026
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We’re all human and have phases where things can feel a little flat.

I’ve noticed it’s very easy to fall into these periods when we move through life unconsciously. We forget to take a step back for a moment to see things as they really are.

But this is the very thing we need to do if it seems like we’re butting up against a wall.

Awareness is the key.

Here’s how to create more awareness so that things become exciting again:

Identify your MAIN energy drain.

There’s always one thing that consistently drains our energy that we can pick out as currently more significant than the rest.

Maybe it’s a vice you run to for its short-term hit that ultimately makes you feel hollow and tired in the longer term.

It could be a friend you spend a lot of time with who is continually negative.

You might spend a lot of time churning on worrying thoughts.

It can take courage to confront what exactly this is, and it may take some reflection or note-taking to see what this is.

What is one (perhaps seemingly inescapable) burden that regularly shows up in your life?

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