What an awesome idea! You will love it!! A few years ago I deleted my Facebook for the same reasons and regularly I'm doing RU-vid-fasting for at least a month. I don't have TikTok and Instagram I basically look into twice a month or so. If at all. The beginning is really hard but you will see, as soon as you got out of that habit it'll get easier with every day. What also helps me is that I turned off the messages that Instagram can send me and I put the App into a folder where it's not right away visible for me. When it comes to my phone I never have it in the same room with me unless I'm taking notes or texting someone. I have an alarm clock and my phone is in flight mode all through the night. The more people talk about RU-vid and Co sucking away time to be creative the happier I am that I haven't started a channel. I think it's important for you to try out what works for you and what doesn't. I'm happy you got into the class and hope everything else will aline as well for you!
I can relate so much to the need to protect your creative energy.. I've also been feeling this way lately about balancing social media and writing. I think you did the right thing.
I love how authentic you are and how grounded your videos are. this is such a REAL discussion, about something I go back and forth about constantly. I really struggle with my relationship with socials. it makes us feel so connected and disconnected at the same time. in 2020 I deleted socials completely for 4 months and started therapy and I don’t think I could have survived that year if I didn’t do so. I really do not like short form content tbh but I find myself a “cog in the wheel” of it to feel connected to my comfort communities. youtube has always been my comfort, whereas other socials weigh me down and make me feel like I’m not doing enough. I am eager to see how this impacts your writing, your content on here, and how you feel 🌞
Hi Kayla! I definitely understand your thoughts and sentiments on maintaining creativity and deleting social media. I have also gone back and forth with wanting to be on social media and wanting to delete it. I would recommend utilizing the time limit features as well as a lot of phones have that ability in settings! I've found that useful since going back on it, that way I don't feel fully disconnected but am not caught in the scrolling loop! :) it's definitely important to protect our creativity!
yes! I've actually had the time limits set for a while but I have a habit of just bypassing them 😅 I think when I do redownload the apps, I'll set the time limit but give a friend my password so I can't get back on 😂
Great considerations, I always worry that I'm using social media to grab quick feelings of "progress" on my writing, when deep down I know that I should go heads down and not split my attention. But we get hit constantly with the feelings of missing out on marketing, and round and around it goes. You're doing great, rooting for you and with you on the goal to overcome social media, or at least seek that balance where it stays a helpful tool.
I feel that! I always try to remind myself that social media is literally BUILT and constantly optimized to make us feel like we're missing out. Makes me feel a little better about the struggle
Tears flowed. Your morning thoughts resonated deeply with me. I can spend so much time just scrolling on my phone. Sometimes I feel like I'm not really watching the videos. It's like I'm hypnotized. And I know that when I have that habit, it's because something inside of me doesn't feel right, doesn't feel aligned. Thank you for the thoughts Kayla. I wish you a very happy and peaceful Vipassana retreat. 🙏
I deleted Instagram a few weeks ago for the same reasons. I was on TikTok for only about 6 months because it was too addictive. I want to focus more on writing and drawing/painting and just enjoy it instead looking at everybody doing it instead 😉
