Fantastic, with all the crap that is going on in the world right now, you did the right thing. We all should do the same, back off social media and stop with the FOMO. We have become a plugged in society and it seems to me if we don’t sit with our iPads and phones for 5 hours a day we could all shrivel up. Heaven forbid! Just give me a horse, a sleeping roll, a beautiful countryside and let the world go on without me.
I’ve been paying close attention to my social media habits and how it affects me for the last few months. I’ve not had FB on my phone for ages and Instagram is the only other social app I use, and I deleted the app from my phone in September knowing that I needed a break as we entered into election season (in the US). Since the new year started I expected that I’d be eager to get it back on my phone and get back to socializing, but I’ve changed and I have decided, instead, to deactivate my social accounts and leave it behind altogether! I realized that I don’t actually get anything I’m seeking from IG anymore (connection, inspiration) and my mental and emotional health are better without it! Good for you for taking a break! I enjoyed reading about your journey without social media!
I love this. I've taken a step back recently as well - not anywhere near as strict as this, but still enough that it made quite a difference to me. The lack of noise. The peace of my own thoughts. My presence with my household and surroundings. The drop in anxiety from all the world-ending buzz words and headlines. I have a small business that I'm trying to get off the ground and I felt like I couldn't make the break permanent because most anyone one knows about my work only knows via social media - but the greater calm being in the real day-to-day of my real life certainly reinforced the commitment I'd already made to myself to get my business into the real world and spaces where I wouldn't have to rely on the IG (or similar) algorithms to have a sense of success.
It's so interesting, and encouraging, to know someone else's experience with this shift.
Fantastic, with all the crap that is going on in the world right now, you did the right thing. We all should do the same, back off social media and stop with the FOMO. We have become a plugged in society and it seems to me if we don’t sit with our iPads and phones for 5 hours a day we could all shrivel up. Heaven forbid! Just give me a horse, a sleeping roll, a beautiful countryside and let the world go on without me.
Big hugs to you both.
I’ve been paying close attention to my social media habits and how it affects me for the last few months. I’ve not had FB on my phone for ages and Instagram is the only other social app I use, and I deleted the app from my phone in September knowing that I needed a break as we entered into election season (in the US). Since the new year started I expected that I’d be eager to get it back on my phone and get back to socializing, but I’ve changed and I have decided, instead, to deactivate my social accounts and leave it behind altogether! I realized that I don’t actually get anything I’m seeking from IG anymore (connection, inspiration) and my mental and emotional health are better without it! Good for you for taking a break! I enjoyed reading about your journey without social media!
I love this. I've taken a step back recently as well - not anywhere near as strict as this, but still enough that it made quite a difference to me. The lack of noise. The peace of my own thoughts. My presence with my household and surroundings. The drop in anxiety from all the world-ending buzz words and headlines. I have a small business that I'm trying to get off the ground and I felt like I couldn't make the break permanent because most anyone one knows about my work only knows via social media - but the greater calm being in the real day-to-day of my real life certainly reinforced the commitment I'd already made to myself to get my business into the real world and spaces where I wouldn't have to rely on the IG (or similar) algorithms to have a sense of success.
It's so interesting, and encouraging, to know someone else's experience with this shift.
Congratulations on spending a month without social media. A big deal. Good job