The Over-Examined Life: overdivination, planners, and the too-muchness of YouTube 

Mitch Horowitz-✨The Miracle Habits✨

I used to be a part of the planning community, starting in 2016. What made me stop participating in that world is 100% the overconsumption I saw daily. It was insanity at its finest. And I'm sick to say that for a couple of years, I spent an obscene amount of money on things like DECORATIVE PAPERCLIPS. 😭 Just stupidness. It became too much, too quick and eventually even a glimpse at a planner cover made me shudder. 😂😬 And no surprise to me, I did the same thing with tarot decks and bought about 100 in 2020. Sigh. Now in 2023 I have 10 decks and that feels more right for me. I had to learn to reel it in, not get so excited and enamored about material things and just enjoy what I already have. 🙏 Thank you for this video. It's always comforting to know you're not the only one who feels the way they feel. I appreciate you Mixtress. Enjoy your time off. 💖

I think as a collective a lot of people are feeling this way and it’s hard to put into words fully but there is a doom feeling and social media has not helped people’s mental health and social skills and there is more consumerism and comparison and feeling lack and it’s like everyone feels dead inside!

I think everyone is feeling this, I’m cutting my buying of tarot and lots of other things. I’m not even watching tarot tube so much. It can easily take over. One well known tarot tuber says she’s doesn’t let tarot dictate her life, then proceeds to talk about daily draws, weekly draws and monthly readings.! It’s nuts! You have to ease off sometimes. I’ve never been into the planning stuff but it’s doesn’t sound like I’m missing out 😂

I've found that audio books are a really good replacement for social media of all kinds but especially for RU-vid and podcasts. They give you something to listen to when you used to be listening to those other things, but - if you go with fiction - they're story oriented and so use a different part of your brain or require a different kind of attention or something. I often use them to take a break from podcasts when I feel like I'm on information overload.

One of the BEST videos (for me) that I’ve watched all year!! This is exactly where I’ve been for quite awhile and I’ve felt very stuck and alone with this situation not realizing others were going through this as well. Thank you so much for bringing clarity and insight. 🙏❤

I could so relate to your forgetting by Feb your goals, ha ha ha ha! I don't even have a planner I use. I have a few I tried to start, but have now turned them into journals, lol! I would say my journal is like a "common book". Lists of books I read, my tarot reads, grimoire, book of shadows, everything goes in there. If I write a spell, I make sure it's in the table of contents so I can find it again. Now I do have my appointments on the calendar in my phone, and alarms go off all day telling me things I need to do since I have ADHD and never stay on track. ❤❤

I've been thinking about these things too! I was just talking with my friend yesterday about how often we do tarot readings. It's been one of my goals for the rest of this year to try to experience life more, not just read cards. "Experiencing life" ie going out of my comfort zone, having interactions and relationships with people, *doing things*. Because if I'm staying complacent and in my comfort zone, what would I have to read about? Lol love your example of "do you need to read cards or do you need to *do something* eg have a family meeting" Loved seeing a bit into your planner! I discovered a new channel recently - I wonder if you might like her because she talks about practical topics and how to plan in your own style, not just about how to decorate: Rachelle in Theory. She just posted a video about overconsumption in the planner community too, and I eat up any videos about overconsumption 😂 I hope the rest of your year is cleansing and that you continue connecting with what brings you joy rather than shame or envy 💞 Thank you for always being honest on here. You're one of my favorite channels to watch and rewatch.

Really interesting chat! I can totally agree about the threads of common themes making the rounds in various subgenres of YT at the moment. I find it's actually a pretty regular 6 month cycle, humans are so interesting! I've kinda reconciled with myself when I finally understood that content creators on any platform (myself included) are not an ideal goalpost for anyone's behavior. The purity of their intentions aside as well. RU-vid makes such a great resource for information if you're looking for it, but the nature of building channels in any genre is chained to the content consumption pattern of people as a whole, as the currency of the online space is attention and novelty. Simplifying is always an excellent way to go, so long as you're enjoying what you're doing and it's impacting life in a positive way is all good. It's hard to talk for the whole, but I do feel like a lot of the experience of being online is shared. Everyone's line when it becomes 'overconsumption' will be in a different place. Be it number of planners needed for their life, how many tarot readings is their personal capacity (really depends on the nature of the questions too....) and the amount of self reflection in general, but everyone does have their own line somewhere. Somewhere there is a point for everyone where it becomes too much and it's up to us to find it and recognize when we do. But also not internalizing the judgments of others loudly proclaiming where they think that line is for everyone (not you in this video, to be clear, but there are others out there that definitely do) is hard to navigate and difficult to do where extremity and weird takes get a lot of attention. Thanks for making this chatty vid. Appreciate it! xx

So happy to listen/watch this video! I have to say I’ve taken a break from RU-vid since the Summer and to see you be so reflective and aware is so refreshing. Here to say I’m proud of you💜🙏🏾

Hm. Very thought provoking. Gonna chew on this one for a bit 🐌💜😉

I love your Buffy Podcasts! I didn't finish, so let us know when you reactivate it. It took a lot of time because I listened to your podcast and another podcast and rewatched the episode, but it added so much to the enjoyment ❤

Stepping back from social media and from consumption is definitely good for mental health / happiness. And I've always wondered what people are asking the cards about several times a day. My life just isn't that exciting. As regards goals, I use them as a nudge tool. If I'm tracking the days I exercise, or drink my 2L I'm much more likely to get myself off the couch and do it, or to make an effort to drink another glass. I also track (and sometimes have goals around) things that make me happy, like reading, art, music etc. It makes it just that little bit more likely I'll do them fairly regularly. But I don't beat myself up if I don't do those, just notice, hey, I haven't done x in a while. And maybe more generic goals: listen to some "new" music once a week (if discovering new music makes you happy), do something creative twice a week, or go to a fun new location once a month may be more useful in the long run, but also serve the purpose of nudging you to do the things that you know will make your life more fulfilling while leaving scope for how you want to do that when the time comes. Just a thought.

This speaks to me so deeply! I’ve been thinking a whole lot lately about the struggle to fit my real offline life into my schedule anymore after the pandemic when the online community became my everything. The balance is completely off. Trying to use consumerism to find fulfillment is too real for me this year too. Your point about how we have gamified enjoyment is spot on as well! It feels like we’re pressured in our society to justify any time we spend in our lives where we’re not making money or producing something for show. I love your idea of being motivated by fun instead. That’s what I want for my life as well! This was one of the most motivational videos I’ve ever seen, and I’m definitely going have to revisit it every time I forget that I don’t have to keep living like this. Thank you SO MUCH for all of this! 🩵🩵🩵

I understand what you are saying, I have been evaluating allot too. I am selling allot of my tarot decks because I thought there was a deck out there just for me, but when I went back to basics I found RW tarot is my jam. So I decided to downsize my collection it will take me awhile to go through and sell my 200 plus decks. I had stopped doing art because I felt I needed validation but I just needed for me to validate myself. I am going art for me I am not doing Christmas cards that others did not appreciate. All the hobbies through my life I was so passionate about them they turned in to jobs then too heavy to carry! So not doing that to myself and I have stepped back working on me. Love and Light to you for every how long you need for you!

this is a timely video for me. i'm a libra sun, gemini moon and i have a tendency to be stuck in the thinking realm, overanalysing.

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A Quick question about crows magick you have the glossy version of the deck i recently bought one now to the question are your printed in Italy? and does it have two ISBN Numbers? Some of the decks was printed in Belgium by carta mundi. Ive been following your chanal for a while

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Ahhhhh. Love this. I read a lot for clients but don’t read for myself very often. And only do spell work when I am called. I can’t just follow the sabbats. I work with the energy around me to decide if it feels right. I also work with Green Tara 💐. So funny you are mentioning other communities in RU-vid. The platform is vast. I’ve been diving into guitar videos and reusable menstrual products. It’s been nice to pick my head up and look around. I feel a kinship with you sister. Sending you my best and hope you are able to have a restful break. 💕

You can read this later. Yes, and comprehendibg the reading. I've been finding it so hard to seek out of ny algoehythm. It's hard ti find videos other than suggestions or what I am being shown. I feel like this can apply to dating too. People join FB dating to find business partners. ❤