I know this isnt anything of a revolutionary idea, but, recently I had a bit of a breakdown late at night and I realized how much of my life im wasting and how many important things im constantly wasting being just glued to short form videos and dings on my phone in general. I felt really bad because I have a lot of online friends, and I dont imagine im leaving forever but, I deleted every social media from my phone. Its been extremely different but I am checking my phone less and spending overall less time on my phone and I def feel quite a bit more in the moment. Now, in all fairness, I downloaded a few games to keep me occupied in down time, when i should be reading a book or cleaning my room x)) so the addiction is a bit still there but, I find myself realizing im doom scrolling at 3 am when I have work the next day... slightly less <3 Ive moved any social media, like spacehey, to my PC to encourage myself to use it less but still be able to talk to some people :) If youve been struggling with these issues i encourage you to take the first step and see how you feel. Ill be on vacation this next week so ill be without social media since my Pc isnt coming with me, and ill have plenty more time to just take in life while im gone.
Please take care of yourself, everyone. Cheers.
Please take care of yourself, everyone. Cheers.
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m00nlight_mixt8pe
Thanks for sharing this, I really relate to a lot of what you said. It’s so easy to get caught up in the scroll without realizing how much time slips away. Glad to hear you're feeling more present, and I hope your vacation is restful and grounding, make sure to enjoy it to the fullest too! Take care!
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by Liv4eva; ; Report
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i totally get this. i had that same realization a while back and have since set 30 min timers on all my social media apps to prevent me from doomscrolling and wasting my time. its an adjustment for sure, but the payoff is really living life :)
plus like you said, having to put in that little bit of effort to get onto spacehey on pc/computer makes it so its not easy to fall down that rabbit hole. its also more fun and nostalgic this way lol.
hope your trip is fun!
cannot stress how much I agree. Very nostalgic and homey. Also, thats great to hear and a really good idea!! Much love!
by Liv4eva; ; Report