{"id":8767,"date":"2023-01-26T14:38:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T13:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/the-one-change-that-didnt-work-i-deleted-all-my-social-media-apps-and-found-myself-bored\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T14:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T13:38:09","slug":"the-one-change-that-didnt-work-i-deleted-all-my-social-media-apps-and-found-myself-bored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/the-one-change-that-didnt-work-i-deleted-all-my-social-media-apps-and-found-myself-bored\/","title":{"rendered":"The one change that didn\u2019t work: I deleted all my social media apps \u2013 and found myself bored"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really did have more time on my hands when I quit addictive online platforms. But I missed connecting with friends and discovering unexpected inspiration<\/p>\n

A year into the pandemic, in early 2021, I was spending most of my time online. I sat and I scrolled \u2013 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram<\/a> \u2013 letting the latest horrifying news wash over me, or watching videos of cute animals, or messaging bored friends about our mutual states of crisis.<\/p>\n

The more I scrolled, the more all-consuming it became. I found myself instinctively reaching for my phone whenever I could. I would write a paragraph of a piece with a tight deadline, then have a browse on Twitter as a treat. I would watch TV and simultaneously check Instagram during scenes that lost my attention; even in bed, I would scroll to get to sleep and wake up to my phone\u2019s blue light.<\/p>\n

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\nI really did have more time on my hands when I quit addictive online platforms. But I missed connecting with friends and discovering unexpected inspiration
\nA year into the pandemic, in early 2021, I was spending most of my time online. I sat and I scrolled \u2013 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram \u2013 letting the latest horrifying news wash over me, or watching videos of cute animals, or messaging bored friends about our mutual states of crisis.
\nThe more I scrolled, the more all-consuming it became. I found myself instinctively reaching for my phone whenever I could. I would write a paragraph of a piece with a tight deadline, then have a browse on Twitter as a treat. I would watch TV and simultaneously check Instagram during scenes that lost my attention; even in bed, I would scroll to get to sleep and wake up to my phone\u2019s blue light. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I really did have more time on my hands when I quit addictive online platforms. But I missed connecting with friends and discovering unexpected inspiration A year into the pandemic, in early 2021, I was spending most of my time online. I sat and I scrolled \u2013 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram \u2013 letting the …<\/p>\n

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