By: A.B. Timothy
Have you unexpectantly found yourself with a bunch of free time, like me? I recently had a Tutoring student who I would tutor for four hours a week tell me he is taking a break for two weeks. This has freed up so much time for those two weeks, so what am I doing with it? Well, what do you do when you suddenly find yourself with more free time? Tell me in a comment below.
I have decided to start getting caught up on a lot of reading I wanted to get done for the past few months, but haven’t yet. Is that my own fault? Maybe. But does that mean I can’t course correct now? No! You will never get anywhere in life if you give up before you even start. Never stare up the stairs, my friends, only step up the steps.
So if you find yourself with a sudden influx of free time, don’t waste it, like you might be tempted to, but rather use it! Tackle that backlog, fold those clothes, edit that book, or walk that dog. Don’t sit around and doomscroll X or Instagram (unless you are doomscrolling my X @ABTimothyAuthor, in which case keep going).
Today, I got to my “office” (coffee shop) three hours earlier than I would have on a regular Wednesday, so what am I going to do with all that extra time? Well, so far, I’ve read today’s Bible reading in my “Bible in a Year” plan, I’ve promoted my show “Keeping The Beacon Lit” on X, and now I am writing this article. What will I do with the rest of my time? Probably get a bunch of editing done on my book, The Shards of Arthur’s Shield, and troll around on X promoting myself and building my following (importantly, not doomscrolling).
What will you do? Tell me below, let’s chat about it!
I like the date where it is on your blog posts, but having the Comments option at the top, rather than after the blog posting, makes it less tempting to comment.
Your advice in this blog posting is worth double, if the person reading it is older.
As for what you refer to as “doomscrolling,” that’s how I encountered you on X, originally. Consumption of information occurs when doomscrolling, just as it does with other methods of learning. Doomscrolling isn’t a entirely negative thing.
I arrived at your blog, today, by way of the following sequence of events:
1. The following post of your appeared in my X feed:
https://x.com/ABTimothyAuthor/status/2017103876374352340
2. I clicked on the time stamp for it.
3. Then I clicked on your name.
4. Next, I clicked on your linktr.ee/ABTimothy link.
5. From the options listed there, I opted to click on the one that said Read My Blog.
6. I only ended up reading your most recent blog post (at the time of my visit), which is this one, the one titled Doing A Bit More that you posted on January 28, 2026.
7. Then, on a mere whim, I decided to leave a comment, which ended up being what you’re reading, right now.
Best of success to you on your BIble in a Year plan!
100%. (That’s why I clarified about my X profile LOL). Seriously, though, I agree. There is something to be gained from doomscrolling sometimes and I appreciate it when people find me from their doom scrolls, but often there are better things that you could be doing. I appreciate the comment and wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. Do you have any play-by-mail games you would recommend for someone like me?