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Made the conscious effort to touch social media WAY less and to think before I buy more. I’m tired of getting the dopamine rush when I could just feel neutral or maybe even - gasp - bored! Ive felt more at ease, more present, and I’ve had more time for my old and new hobbies!!
May 12, 2025
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An effect of not being on algorithm based platforms that feed me dopamine and ads is my head feels clearer! It’s almost like a brain fog I didn't know I had is suddenly gone. I feel less on autopilot, time-skipping moments of my day with content that left me unsatisfied. Being in that cycle so long, I found it harder to think and organize my thoughts. Now, I feel like I actually take in information. I listen better, I think clearer, and I reflect more often. Thought, I miss being apart of that hive of social interaction, I’m excited to find out who I am outside of my brain fog.
Mar 17, 2025
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Nonsensical ramble:
It has been over a year since I’ve last had social media on my phone (not counting apps used solely for messaging, ie, discord, messenger, etc), and I can feel the difference. the only time i use social media is when I’m on my laptop and its usually no longer than 30 minutes a day as an unwind (even then, it’s only Pi.fyi because i refuse to go on social media that allows for doom scrolling).
I feel the difference. My mind feels so much more clear, my memory has sharpened, and, oddly enough, I’m not as quick to get angry and i’m less irritable.
I’ve never realised that it was an addiction. In the few times i have found myself in a trap of doomscrolling on instagram on the occasions that I needed to message someone on that platform and actively needed to sign into my account, i feel horrible after. like my focus had weened and i get grumpy and agitated more easily. It genuinely feels like a relapse.
I promise you, cold turkey it and it will be for the better. I am not saying get rid of it, but you will find time in your days again.
I’m more creative, I’m reading more, I’m absorbing more information that what I did while i was an avid social media user, and i have time for new hobbies.
I’m not being dramatic, i’m being 100% serious.
May 4, 2025
Lately, I have found much less of a calling to be on social media. I don't know a time where I checked my socials and walked away feeling happier. Do you? I have to be on my phone a fair amount due to work but I catch myself automatically clicking into apps out of boredom and I'm trying to stop that behaviour. I see the good in social media, the ability to stay connected to friends and be in-the-know on everything-- I think the whole point is that you feel left out when you're not on it.. so you're sucked in constantly. But that's not reality. I could disassociate for hours online and look up to the world around me and think, where the hell was I? I don't want to feel like a bystander watching other people's lives for a solid chunk of my day. Engaging more in the real world is a priority for me at this time in my life.
Feb 7, 2025
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