Every "no" to your vices is a reason to be proud. Two years without cigarettes is a reason to he proud, but so is two days. Be kinder to yourself... when you get to that old age and you tally up how much of your long wonderful life you reclaimed ine "no" at a time, you'll be amazed at how much it adds up to. Chase the cumulative, not the constant and your goals will be a lot easier to achieve.
Quitting anything cold turkey is hard. It’s impossible to quit the internet because even when we aren’t on it, it’s all around us. Much harder than cigarettes. But I love your mission and support your efforts. Fall down. Get back up. Life is long and your journey is never what you thought it would be. Remember to wear sunscreen 💜♾️
That is a LOT. I work with people on changing their habits all the time and I can say that it is too stressful to make more than one change. One (small) thing at a time, and you'll get there 💪
You go girl! I deactivated my Instagram for 3 months, a few months back, and omg felt so much more relaxed, had more time, less self conscious, no distractions, i reactivated cos felt I could be missing out on work opportunities. But I’m going to do it again when I start a 3 month educational course in Jan. I truly believe it’s so bad for wasting so much of our time, look at your screen time and think about what else you could be doing in life instead of glaring into this thing. That’s what woke me up!
this was so honest and such a relief to read. i also want to do ALL of those things you mentioned and feel like such a failure for not being able to. and for spending so much time online. it’s so hard to be a human in this time period of technology as a second skin, i think.
I've been having similar feelings about social media and it's so interesting to see that I am far from alone in feeling that social media is stealing my time, energy, motivation, and taking away from my real life while leaving me peering into the lives of others or the thoughts and feelings of others so thank you for sharing this!
I have deleted all unnecessary apps from my phone. Even Gmail. The amount of times I picked up my phone to look at facking Gmail was sickening. I kept Duolingo though, because that obviously doesn't count as screen time.
At the beginning of this month I chose to do Dry January. And start running, which I HATE, but I'm doing it. I have the same voice in my head telling me to pick up/put down all these other habits. Willpower has never been a strong suit of mine. I'm already feeling bad when I go on a run and don't feel like I ran hard enough (I have never been a runner).
Bottom line: Baby steps. Be proud of the small accomplishments. A little better each day. <3
I quit social media in 2020 or many of them and then I came back in 2024 because I was marketing my art once again, the large interior design studio I had been working out of went through a major downsize - when I came back I was so upset with myself for deleting accounts that had thousands and thousands of followers. And now my instagram account has 60 followers and I wonder if any of that is held against me when I apply for Artist residencies (which I am doing this year and started at the end of 2024)
I go back and forth, “does it matter”…”what’s best for me?” I think as with anything - everything in moderation seems to be my mantra - but that’s awfully hard to do when I tend to be a person of extreme all in or all out…
i am offering support and solidarity, i feel this so deeply within me… i got instagram again after 7 or so months without it so i have it currently but this is so relatable. my last straw for instagram and twitter were the amount of ads and non-following content i saw rather than just what i wanted. i want to curate my own experiences
i quit substances, though it was a rare habit, a while ago and will never look back. please keep it up
My dad died of lung cancer and still smoked until the day he died. Never underestimate the power of nicotine. Any attempt to quit is admirable and more support services should be available.
I have gotttt to get offline. My life is flashing before my eyes in a blue light feed frenzied haze
Every "no" to your vices is a reason to be proud. Two years without cigarettes is a reason to he proud, but so is two days. Be kinder to yourself... when you get to that old age and you tally up how much of your long wonderful life you reclaimed ine "no" at a time, you'll be amazed at how much it adds up to. Chase the cumulative, not the constant and your goals will be a lot easier to achieve.
We are proud of you no matter what. Hope you know that
Man i love you
Quitting anything cold turkey is hard. It’s impossible to quit the internet because even when we aren’t on it, it’s all around us. Much harder than cigarettes. But I love your mission and support your efforts. Fall down. Get back up. Life is long and your journey is never what you thought it would be. Remember to wear sunscreen 💜♾️
That is a LOT. I work with people on changing their habits all the time and I can say that it is too stressful to make more than one change. One (small) thing at a time, and you'll get there 💪
You go girl! I deactivated my Instagram for 3 months, a few months back, and omg felt so much more relaxed, had more time, less self conscious, no distractions, i reactivated cos felt I could be missing out on work opportunities. But I’m going to do it again when I start a 3 month educational course in Jan. I truly believe it’s so bad for wasting so much of our time, look at your screen time and think about what else you could be doing in life instead of glaring into this thing. That’s what woke me up!
this was so honest and such a relief to read. i also want to do ALL of those things you mentioned and feel like such a failure for not being able to. and for spending so much time online. it’s so hard to be a human in this time period of technology as a second skin, i think.
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I've been having similar feelings about social media and it's so interesting to see that I am far from alone in feeling that social media is stealing my time, energy, motivation, and taking away from my real life while leaving me peering into the lives of others or the thoughts and feelings of others so thank you for sharing this!
Love you love this breath of fresh air
Time is an illusion. And also, I completely relate. Contemplating deleting my IG to connect more & do more IRL...
I have deleted all unnecessary apps from my phone. Even Gmail. The amount of times I picked up my phone to look at facking Gmail was sickening. I kept Duolingo though, because that obviously doesn't count as screen time.
At the beginning of this month I chose to do Dry January. And start running, which I HATE, but I'm doing it. I have the same voice in my head telling me to pick up/put down all these other habits. Willpower has never been a strong suit of mine. I'm already feeling bad when I go on a run and don't feel like I ran hard enough (I have never been a runner).
Bottom line: Baby steps. Be proud of the small accomplishments. A little better each day. <3
I quit social media in 2020 or many of them and then I came back in 2024 because I was marketing my art once again, the large interior design studio I had been working out of went through a major downsize - when I came back I was so upset with myself for deleting accounts that had thousands and thousands of followers. And now my instagram account has 60 followers and I wonder if any of that is held against me when I apply for Artist residencies (which I am doing this year and started at the end of 2024)
I go back and forth, “does it matter”…”what’s best for me?” I think as with anything - everything in moderation seems to be my mantra - but that’s awfully hard to do when I tend to be a person of extreme all in or all out…
Your thoughts?
i am offering support and solidarity, i feel this so deeply within me… i got instagram again after 7 or so months without it so i have it currently but this is so relatable. my last straw for instagram and twitter were the amount of ads and non-following content i saw rather than just what i wanted. i want to curate my own experiences
i quit substances, though it was a rare habit, a while ago and will never look back. please keep it up
Yes! Go girl I loved reading this. I just deleted social media and it's the best thing I've done.
My dad died of lung cancer and still smoked until the day he died. Never underestimate the power of nicotine. Any attempt to quit is admirable and more support services should be available.