“I found that I was also happier. I was no longer surrounded by these perfectly curated Instagram photos, I wasn't seeing the highlights of everyone's life and comparing it to my behind the scenes.”Tagged: Social Media, Social Media Addiction, Social Media Generation, Quitting
“I learned that social media gives rise to fake relationships. I felt that I shed a lot of superficial relationships when I quit.”Tagged: Social Media, Social Media Addiction, Social Media Generation, Social Media Is Not Being Social, Addiction
“I could learn more deeply and create more. During this time I began to read more books, produce music and write articles. I wanted to learn more deeply and create more. Quitting social media provided me with a distraction-free environment to these things.”Tagged: Socia Media, Social Media Generation, Social Media Addiction, Quitting
“Social media was designed to be addictive. The creators of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter want you to stay on their apps as long as possible. They pour millions of dollars into researching what humans find addictive and how they can better craft their apps to get you to stay on them and use them as…”Tagged: Addiction, Social Media Addiction, Social Media Generation, Social Media Is Not Being Social, Quitting
“I felt like I wasn't accomplishing very much in my life.”Tagged: Social Media, Social Media Is Not Being Social, Quitting