Digital Minimalism
Recently, I’ve realized that I have become addicted to not just social media, but my phone in general. I found that it affected my workflow because I was subconsciously picking up my phone to check Facebook or Twitter for some new spicy drama that really didn’t matter much in the real world. When I would get home, I’d go straight to my room, lay down, and browse social media even more, with YouTube coming in to the mix. I really didn’t understand why this made me so miserable until I started browsing reddit and seeing that people were going through the same thing that I did.
At the beginning of this week, I finally made the plunge to delete most social media apps (I still use Snapchat because my best friend loves using it). It’s been a really tough week because I find myself getting bored and not being able to access my comfortable apps as easily. However, it’s helped me feel much more present because I am reading more, spending more time with my family, and laying in bed in the morning with my window open and listening to the birds.
Unfortunately, my productivity in my personal time didn’t really go up all that much, because I’ve definitely prioritized training myself to become more present and improve the relationship I have with my folks. Now, obviously, I’m trying to become more productive by starting a blog and treating it as sort of a personal journal that I can share with others. I’d love if my blog became sort of a platform of discussion amongst other minimalists or individuals that are looking into a digitally minimalist lifestyle.
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I’d like to begin the discussion with a prompt. What kind of offline hobbies do you enjoy doing? For me, I like playing old handheld video games from my child.
I’m curious if you’ve had similar experiences or if you’re struggling to make the plunge off of social media and becoming more productive.
I suppose you could think of this post as an introduction to my blog! I’m not really sure what I’m going to theme my writing toward. Ideally, I’d like it to be just about anything that I’ve been thinking about, video games, movies, and stories that I’ve been enjoying.
I’d appreciate any feedback you have me!
