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In my last blog post, I talked about my desire to quit the internet, understanding my addiction to social media, but struggling with the fact that I had valued monikers and friends I was worried wouldn't want to shift to traditional messaging.
Well, I made the jump.
I've deleted all of the apps from my phone other than music, email, and texting, and I managed to keep contact with some of my friends by offering them my phone number and email address. So far so good! It has been so difficult though, trying not to reach for my phone the moment I become bored. I've been trying to find physical alternatives in these moments, and just in general. Rather than searching the internet for anything that comes to mind, I'm instead reaching for my dictionaries and books. For music, I'm prioritizing my CDs, but obviously I don't own every album or single in the world, so I still pull up my Apple Music or YouTube ambience when I like. I've also been getting back into reading the books on my shelves more, writing in my journals and notebooks, and drawing more on paper than I did on my iPad. I'm even playing my bass guitar more, which I love to do anyways, but this apparent need for dopamine my brain has gotten into really has sucked the soul out of everything else.
I think this break-away will be very good for me.
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shruggah
The hardest leap for me is the FOMO. I like to keep up with all that internet and political drama even if it makes me feel like shit. I've tried multiple times but always come back around when I can't keep up with all the references my friends make.
I hope you have a stronger will than me, even if it is a pretty low bar.
I totally understand that fear. I think that was another reason that pushed me to just straight up deleting the apps from my phone. It's not just about "taking a break" and trying not to open the apps, I've got to actually remove possibility from my options. Now, if the urge really tugs at me, my only option is to boot up my computer and type in the web address.
I figure by removing access, and giving myself even more steps to return, I'd be less inclined to resort to that option, if you get what I mean.
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Considering making a parental account just so I can block myself from redownloading them through the app store, if that's even possible.
I mean, I've got my iPod, I've got my Digicam, all I need my phone to do is to be able to receive calls.
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