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January was a long month. I’m heading into February feeling the need to purge and sit in silence. Yesterday, I spent most of the day working on our taxes. I’ll do the same today, but I thought I’d empty my brain here before I climb into that drudgery.
I woke up this morning with a firm resolve to walk away from social media. We’ve been in a love-hate relationship for years, and it’s only worsening. I’ve worked hard for decades, building connections for my business and staying in touch with old friends and far-away family, but in the end, I don’t feel connected; I feel exhausted, angry, and sad. Not only that, I am always thinking about the things I want to create or do, and then continually take the time I could be doing those things to scroll.
Today, I permanently deleted every social media account I have. I know I can do more good and be connected elsewhere.
It kinda makes me sick thinking about the amount of time and money I spent on social media trying to grow my business; in hindsight, it wasn’t worth it. I’m grateful for the families that found me through IG and FB and the connections I made there, but mostly, I found distractions, ads, and my time being wasted. It’s so much noise. I hate that I’ve contributed to it.
I kept telling myself that being “on” was what I needed to do as a business owner and human who cares about the world.
All this to say, if you love social media, I’m happy for you. If you don’t, it’s okay to leave.
The Off the Grid podcast is a good place to start.
Here are some of the resources I’ll be consuming more of instead.
I’m looking forward to putting more energy into my classes and resources and finding other ways to connect with families and friends. If you want to stay connected with me, my newsletter is a great way. Email is, too. I am also (for now) staying on Substack because I am part of a writing group there.
We each have to find a way to be in this world. Right now, it feels especially bleak. I want to be informed and connected, but social media is not a healthy way for me to do so. If I’ve learned anything in the last 46 years, I can’t be of service if I am not taking care of myself, so while I may be disconnecting from the way a lot of people share information, I’m not doing this to put my head in the sand. If anything, I’m pulling myself out of the pit.
