RE: Managing your digital life - small tweaks make a massive difference!
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I deleted my Facebook in 2016. Never had Instagram and any other social media other than Youtube, and more recently Twitter (which I don't check very often). It was a shock when I suddenly disappeared from Facebook; it got better as people switched to Whatsapp to schedule stuff. For a week or more I still tried to open Facebook in my computer. Luckly I never had a smartphone full of apps, otherwise I'm not sure if I'd dropped at all. Anyways. All this to say I knew about the huge anchor social medies are. Still, when I watched The Social Dilemma it restricted my internet use even more.
Another thing I notice and have read is that often the first thing people look at in the morning and the last thing they look at before they go to bed is their smart phone.
My nemesis at the moment.
I use Facebook less and less these days but still check in to see what people have been up to. It really adds 0 value to my life so feel like should get rid of it too. Mainly keep it for media as here in New Zealand not as many people use WhatsApp.
Yeah I find the mornings easier but the evenings are hard as I am often tired and just want to blob and watch YouTube
Have you reached the point where you are reaching your phone even when it's far away? I'm trying to leave the phone away from me, and then I suddenly feel enxious and don't know wtf is going on. It's serious and I fear for today's kids. Then I feel normal when I'm at the ranch away from internet.
Yeah I often will put my phone away from me like I mentioned and that does make a HUGE difference. I do feel abit funny sometimes when I dont know whats going on too. I can say it does get easier though!
I must say I do have better days the less time I spend on the internet thats for sure. I worry about the future generations who have grown up with all of this!