Show us the way out. I can't help but notice it's the Enneagram 5s who are actually the ones to successfully get off of stay off of these soul-sucking websites. Every time I see folks like you and Seth commit to this leaving and be better off for it, I am hopeful that maybe--just maybe--I'll be brave and bold enough to do the same one of these days. That is, if my soul is still in tact.
What an adventure! Thank you for sharing. I wish you the best and look forward to following your experience. Photography interests keep interested in FB, but Instagram's new algorithm is not a friendly place for photographers. Twitter is more of a cesspool than ever.
Wow, love hearing about this new endeavour. I'm squarely in the Erik camp. I have to be on social media for my job, but I can't wait to see where it leads you!
Wow! This is fantastic! I’ve done social media fasts, 3.5 mos being my longest stent, but a year?!?! This is RAD and very inspirational. My brain is already turning over the thought of following suit!!!
This is a big step and am curious to hear how it goes for you in the next year. Aug. 2021 I quit social media (Facebook and Instagram were my main hits), while also living in a super remote part of Colorado (my closest Whole Foods is 90 minutes roundtrip). If you've ever tried mindfulness meditation and felt that "monkey" jumping around in your head while trying to focus on your breath, giving up social media is a lot like that. You never know how many monkeys dance around your face all day long until you uninstall those apps from your phone. Then, in my experience, things get real, real quiet. And soon you may start talking to trees just to give your thoughts something to bounce off of. And if you're extra lucky the trees will start talking back. ;-) In all seriousness: giving up social media made my real life friendships so, so much richer while also pointing out the friendships that were just imaginary. I signed up for your newsletter today. Cheering you on from the Colorado mountains...
Show us the way out. I can't help but notice it's the Enneagram 5s who are actually the ones to successfully get off of stay off of these soul-sucking websites. Every time I see folks like you and Seth commit to this leaving and be better off for it, I am hopeful that maybe--just maybe--I'll be brave and bold enough to do the same one of these days. That is, if my soul is still in tact.
What an adventure! Thank you for sharing. I wish you the best and look forward to following your experience. Photography interests keep interested in FB, but Instagram's new algorithm is not a friendly place for photographers. Twitter is more of a cesspool than ever.
Wow, love hearing about this new endeavour. I'm squarely in the Erik camp. I have to be on social media for my job, but I can't wait to see where it leads you!
Wow! This is fantastic! I’ve done social media fasts, 3.5 mos being my longest stent, but a year?!?! This is RAD and very inspirational. My brain is already turning over the thought of following suit!!!
This is a big step and am curious to hear how it goes for you in the next year. Aug. 2021 I quit social media (Facebook and Instagram were my main hits), while also living in a super remote part of Colorado (my closest Whole Foods is 90 minutes roundtrip). If you've ever tried mindfulness meditation and felt that "monkey" jumping around in your head while trying to focus on your breath, giving up social media is a lot like that. You never know how many monkeys dance around your face all day long until you uninstall those apps from your phone. Then, in my experience, things get real, real quiet. And soon you may start talking to trees just to give your thoughts something to bounce off of. And if you're extra lucky the trees will start talking back. ;-) In all seriousness: giving up social media made my real life friendships so, so much richer while also pointing out the friendships that were just imaginary. I signed up for your newsletter today. Cheering you on from the Colorado mountains...