First rec: turn off all notifications
Second: ideally delete social media apps, at least temporarily for a detox.
Third: set an alarm in order to work or take care of certain tasks with absolutely no distraction. Try two hours with your phone in a closet or drawer and the difference in experience is radical.
Enjoy!
Feb 18, 2024
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1. Could just delete all together. I didn’t have any social media for a few years and am seriously considering doing it again.
2. Have someone else set the password for your time limit (if you’re using an iPhone) so you can’t just type it in when you want to.
3. Only use apps on a computer.
It really is freeing to not be plugged in. You’ll feel more aware of life and yourself. It’s fun!!
Jun 1, 2024
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I like to let my phone die— I often don’t charge it overnight, and try not to plug it in during the day. If you’re able to access work/school through only your laptop, let your phone die, or leave it on the plug in another room.
I also delete most apps from my phone for periods of weeks, and minimally use social media— if this works for you, it can feel very liberating, and makes me feel much less constantly accessible (which I think is a good thing).
Something that helps me is thinking about the flattening of correspondence; before social media, if you wanted to communicate to a friend, it was one-on-one— you might write a letter, or call, or email, but what you were doing was conversational and relational. When we use social media, we flatten a lot of individual relationships into one relationship between us and our “audience.” Instead of sharing a thought or comment intended for one person, and designed for them to reply and continue the correspondence, we put out press releases on our own lives: “this is what I had for breakfast,” “this is a meme about my mental health,” and we become part of a passive audience in our friend’s lives. We end up feeling like we’ve just seen our friends, because we’re “viewing” their lives, but actually apps leave us feeling very isolated and anti-social. Try deleting your most used social media apps, and also schedule a walk/movie night/coffee with a friend.
Outside of radical deletion, pick an audio book to listen to, and pair it with a hands on/tactile activity: you could load the dishwasher, or draw, or try embroidery.
Jul 29, 2024
Not just social media, force yourself to use technology as a tool. no news scrolling. take email off your phone. No TV! break your wordle streak! buy a crossword book instead and give your eyes a little rest 😴
then come back to only the things that make your life better and set strict app limits on everything else!!
Mar 23, 2025
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Feb 13, 2024
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If you’re not familiar, this is the best concert calendar for gigs in nyc. I wish it existed in every city.
Some fav venues depending on whats happenin: Baby’s All Right, Union Pool, TV Eye, The Sultan Room, Bowery Ballroom, Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jazz, etc: Ornithology, Small’s, Nublu, Barbès, LunAtico
Feb 22, 2024
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It’s the same life but way better.
Feb 8, 2024