Starting my social media detox (kind of)

I've been wanting to do this for a while, but recently i've just been really frustrated with myself so im finally starting lol

i notice that I'm spending more time doom scrolling than I am enjoying my day, and that I'm always frustrated or bored or feeling uncreative or a bunch of other things that generally just add up to me not enjoying anything.  I don't really give myself time to think, I'm always doing  something, always have to be occupied.  I'd like to change that.  give myself more room to exist. 

So, im starting my detox, kiiiinnnnd of.  I think if I just removed all social media from my phone turned it off locked it in a corner i would just immediately say fuck it im bored and turn it back on.  I also can only message my friends through certain apps so I cant just delete ALLL social media.  And also, I dont want to delete it all!  What I want to get rid of is my bad habit of doomscrolling and engage more with content rather than just looking at it for a sec and move on.  My goals are to stop the doomscrolling and look at more things I actually care about, like fan content, video essays, horror series, video games etc!  I also want to particpate in my hobbies more, creating fan content, using spachey more than every few months, updating my site, actually listening to music instead of just having a constant background noise.

but mellohd is it realy a social media detox if youre still using your social media eye roll.  uhhhh maybe?  depends on how you view my methods.(it kind of isn't maybe just a digital redirect lololol)

Im starting off slow, starting later or tommorrow im going to delete most of my social media apps and stick to using them on my computer(that way im less tempted to scroll endlessly)  I want to make my phone less of where i go to for everything and more of what i use to listen to music or reply to friends on the go.  However, I'm still keeping stuff.  Im keeping my apps I use to help me with school, discord and tik tok to speak with my friends ( and to continue my posting schedule for my art on TT at least) and tumblr.  Discord and tik tok Im not apposed to deleting in the future its just something i need to think about/plan for more, and tumblr aligns with my goal of interacting more with content I care about(with the benefit of not having endless and endless content to consume depending on you favorite tags!)  I know that not deleting them outright is a bit counterproductive, so im giving myself like one chance.  If in a few weeks I can't have some self control and just doomscroll constantly then im going to outright delete tik tok and tumblr and only use it on my pc.  (still cant get rid of discord tho)

I also ordered a flip phone!!!! In about a month or so my sharp aquos ketai 805SH is going to arrive, which is a smart flip phone.   For those who don't know the beautiful beautiful merits of a smart flip phone, it basically allows you to download the apps you need  but makes it harder to use them(makes it less likely for you to doom scroll and such)  Im sure theres already shit tons of posts about them on here seeing as the niches kind of line up but I think ill make a post about dumb phones separately because theres so much more to talk about and i dont wanna go toooooo off topic

I also plan to change the way I consume media, primarily music shows and such.  I'm thinking of jailbreaking my old phone and turning it into a giant ipod or something, if its even possible.  Or, purchasing a mp3 player/ipod or cd player (preferably both!)  I want to listen to music more intentionally, and actually enjoy it rather than having constant stimulation.  Id also like to swtich to more physical media, buying more dvds cds books etc.  This will all be in the future though seeing as im not made of money and nobody in my hometown likes to hire people APPARENTLY. 

Im pretty excited to see where this lands me!!  Im hoping that with less doomscrolling i can fit in more stuff like blogging making pages again playing games being more productive and mindful, stuff like that!  im super interested in other people's journeys too, please share ^^

Anyways, thats all I got for now.  I'll probably update you guys in a few days or a week or so on this.  Toodles!