(From your phone, that is.)
One of my personal goals for 2020 was to use social media less. And now, in March of 2021, we're about a year into that. I've spent so much time in the creator and influencer community, so social media became a natural addiction for me. Tapping into Twitter became the first thing I did every morning, the last thing I did every night, and something I did way too much during the day. Worrying about drama people were going through, the he-said-she-said that some engaged in, and the latest trends became an obsession.
So I deleted it from my phone, iPad and uninstalled TweetDeck on my Mac.
Don't get me wrong: Twitter is a fantastic tool. There aren't many places you can go to for real-time news, conversations, etc., that can be both a good and bad thing. By removing it from my phone, I remove the convenience of checking it so often. It's more of a chore to check into it -- like checking email. It becomes something to do by intention, not by default.
Those times I'd used to tap into Twitter and scroll endlessly have been replaced. I don't spend any of my time anymore worrying about drama, likes, or the endless negativity that pours through a feed. It's refreshing.
I encourage you to do the same.
- Devon
One of my personal goals for 2020 was to use social media less. And now, in March of 2021, we're about a year into that. I've spent so much time in the creator and influencer community, so social media became a natural addiction for me. Tapping into Twitter became the first thing I did every morning, the last thing I did every night, and something I did way too much during the day. Worrying about drama people were going through, the he-said-she-said that some engaged in, and the latest trends became an obsession.
So I deleted it from my phone, iPad and uninstalled TweetDeck on my Mac.
Don't get me wrong: Twitter is a fantastic tool. There aren't many places you can go to for real-time news, conversations, etc., that can be both a good and bad thing. By removing it from my phone, I remove the convenience of checking it so often. It's more of a chore to check into it -- like checking email. It becomes something to do by intention, not by default.
Those times I'd used to tap into Twitter and scroll endlessly have been replaced. I don't spend any of my time anymore worrying about drama, likes, or the endless negativity that pours through a feed. It's refreshing.
I encourage you to do the same.
- Devon