With a confident ferocity I removed Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Vine, Pinterest, Google+ (although never used) and finally Instagram from my iPhone. The icons started to shake and the little “x” bubbles appeared. I swiped it open, stared at the social media icons littered across the Home screen and pressed my finger on one of them. From there, it was time to go to my upstairs office and pull the plug.Īs I sat down on my giant blue yoga ball and flipped open my Macbook, I placed my coffee on my desk and grabbed my iPhone. I felt the boyish smile on my own face as I flipped the pages of one of my favorite books. Normally I’d stand in the kitchen, scrolling through feeds and clicking notifications, but on this day I thumbed through The Essential Calvin and Hobbes (my form of meditation). But on this day, I didn’t even touch my phone and went straight to making coffee. My morning ritual had changed in previous months from waking up and checking all social networks and email, to only checking Instagram. *As a heads up, this first journal entry is longer than others. If you want to skip the journal, click here to jump to my final thoughts (and recommended social media detox tools). The following is a daily journal I kept on the notes app on my iPhone during the 30-day social media detox. I want you to experience that same feeling I had. Let me repeat that: Taking a break from social media changed my life. Without a doubt, doing my first social media detox (which you’ll read about below) changed my life for the better. Should you do a social media detox starting today? If you’re reading this article, you probably already know the answer to that question. Maybe you’re experiencing these same feelings? If YES, then keep reading…įor 30 days, I quit social media cold turkey and implemented a self-imposed detox.I wanted to regain my free time AND my mental health.I felt myself becoming cynical and even angry with people I was following.I was tired of “creating content” all the time.I was fed up with feeling like I could never put down my phone.I don’t know how much you’ve used social media sites and apps over the years, but for me, after six years of HEAVY social media use (read: nearly every waking hour of every single day) it was time for a break. Now, more than ever, I believe we all need to take control of how we use social media platforms instead of letting them control us. I’ve built multiple businesses using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and other platforms to garner attention, build community and generate revenue. For me, social media WAS a huge part of my life since 2008. Most people won’t admit how much social media means, or has meant, to them. Here’s what living without social media for a month is like. Taking a social media detox for a month really opened my eyes to the feelings and motivations I had using Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
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