DAY 2| Brain Rot

I think I might be falling victim to what young people call nowadays as “brain rot.” I’ve been consuming too much irrelevant information online. I don’t know what I’m doing. It feels like I’m in a stasis but with just enough movement that passes for signs of life.

There is so much to do but I don’t have the inspiration to do any of it. My single motivation is, however, clear: I have to keep earning to be able to afford cat food and finance the next 30 to 50 years of my life. But I need a windfall of at least Php1 million to survive the next three years.

I’ve been working in the information industry for close to 20 years now and I still haven’t hit pay dirt. Maybe because I’ve passed up on the opportunities to get rich which would require me to bend the law and play the system. No matter how much I want that self-sustaining animal shelter and farm sanctuary and coffee shop which also sells flowers and books, I can’t make myself get in league with the evils of my profession.

So work I do, for work I must. For just enough pay to survive.

About that brain rot, I’m trying to shake it off, or at least earn with it.

I’ve been affiliating on TikTok so I could get paid making shoppable videos that sell products I’ve already tried with my cats. I hope to someday be included in the TikTok Creator Rewards Program so my account could earn from views. Cat videos and content are instant hits and I have over 20 meowdels here. All I have to do is find the time and the right ideas. So far, I’ve only been earning from commissions and it’s only just pennies.

I’m currently relearning sewing and embroidery so I could soon take commissions or sew clothes for pets. I’m still painting and drawing but I don’t think anyone would want what I make.

Lots of tasks to finish for a client, too. His website and socials are coming along well but I’m moving at a snail’s pace. I also still have three tasks to complete for him which I intent to finish before December so I could focus on planning for the next year, too.

So much I want to do. I just need to get over my brain rot.