Is Adultitis Distracting You from Enjoying Your Life?

Do you waste time on things that don't matter; things that may distract you from enjoying your life, making an impact, and pursuing your dreams?

Today, I'm excited to share a guest positivity tip with you from the super-talented and wise Jason Kotecki. He and his fabulous wife, Kim, are the founders of EscapeAdulthood.com. They've coined the term Adultitis, a condition that causes you to lose the joy and fun in life. Jason is an amazing artist and inspirational speaker. This is an excerpt from his recent article, adultitis is running out the clock on you. It really hit home for me, so I hope you enjoy it, and I encourage you to check out the full article.

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You only have so much time to make memories with your kids. You have a finite number of family vacations, dinners with friends, date nights with your spouse, bedtime stories to read, and beautiful spring days to enjoy. You only have so many paintings to paint, pies to bake, songs to compose, cards to send, hats to knit, and wooden toys to build.

Every minute you spend on something that doesn’t matter is one left forever unspent on something that does. Not counting sleep, you only get about one thousand of these minutes a day.

Here are just a few of the ways Adultitis “runs out the clock” on you…

• Endless scrolling on social media, turning you into a junkie searching for dopamine hits fueled by humor, rage, and surprising facts about what that long-forgotten child star from the 80s is up to now.
• Binge-watching Netflix, or any of the dozens of other streaming services that are ready to serve up something else you might like before the credits of the show you’re currently watching are over.
• Collecting more and more stuff that needs to be cleaned, serviced, organized, and maintained, costing you more and more time.
• Staying in a soul-sucking job just for the benefits, or because you’re paralyzed by fear, convinced you won’t be able to find anything better.
• Striving for perfection in things that won’t matter when you’re dead. The perfectly manicured yard. A house with everything in its place. A complete collection of (fill in the blank).
• Mired in jealousy and comparison, ever-striving to be like someone else rather than playing your own game. 

Which one of these feels too close to home for you? What might you need to change?

You are here for a reason. You have been given a mission no one else can accomplish. The world has a chance to be a little bit better because you were in it. But not if you’re distracted. 

Not if Adultitis runs out the clock on you.

To browse past positivity tips, visit this page.

Tina Hallis, Ph.D., is a professional speaker and founder of The Positive Edge, a company dedicated to helping individuals and organizations increase their positivity to improve the quality of people’s work lives and the quality of company cultures.