Having been inspired by a few of my fellow facebook friends, who have deliberately taken some time of social media, I decided to give it another try to also take some time off. Cause let’s be honest, I’ve tried this before and it never lasted very long before I was scrolling through my feed again. But somehow I intentionally wanted this time to be different, so I was consciously going to take different actions.

The first thing I did, was sign out of facebook and instagram alltogether from my phone. Because the notifications were starting to rule my life. The first thing I did when I woke up was check my phone for notifications. And really, they weren’t even that important. What was so important about who and who liked the picture I posted last night? When did I even start to care about the amount of likes?

When I noticed that my phone was the first thing I checked when I came out of the bath, even before I put on any clothes, I knew the scrolling was ruling me. Why was I so curious as to who posted what? Why did I scroll back, when I accidently forgot to double tap or leave a heart? I couldn’t even keep track on the amount of likes and loves I sent per day. Was this really the kind of love I was dedicating myself too to share? And jeez, after an hour I noticed I was still in my bathtowel…

In times of need, social media did come in handy. A lot of my inspirations came from instagram and I really did connect with some people, which wouldn’t be possible without social media. So going rogue wasn’t the best option, cause it did have its benefits. If only I didn’t let it consume me that much. So I decided a detox was the way to go for now. Filtering and keeping the hours and accessibility to a minimum.

And yes, what came out of it after some time was an eye-opener. I didn’t realize I had spent that much time scrolling, liking and sharing. That time I now spent to read actual books and penning down my thoughts and (hopefully some day million-dollar) ideas. I even yet again picked up on a little workaholicism, but I’ll deal with that when the workload is less. I spent my mornings enjoying my bed a little longer gazing at the sunrise and occasionally to just mindfully sit.

I do still have a facebook account, I do still have an instagram account though and every other account for I’ve lost track of it all. But as my phone is on silent without the logging ins, I am free from notification call outs and I am slowly kicking of the unnecessary scrolling addiction…

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