Slow Living Without Social Media - Relatable Journal You Should Read

All this short-form content is just giving me a strong ick again.

It’s funny to think that I used to be the person who was never online.

I took forever to answer to Whatsapp messages, I was the last one to reluctantly join Instagram.

So it’s kind of crazy to think that from that I went to this basic-browser.

I may not even use phone THAT much,

but I think I’m quite sensitive to other people’s energies online, as well as getting my mind messy with too much short-form input.

I mean all of we are, we’ve just managed to numb ourselves so we feel like this is the norm.

I have a feeling this would make a huge difference even to my intellectuality if I actually managed to become the version of me that doesn’t spend hand glued to phone, like majority of people nowadays.

But what’s the point of “being more intellectual” and less of a monkey-brain, when everyone else is doing that?

I just know it would make my life better and more fulfilling, the less time I spend consuming short-form content.

This video confirms my thought:

I know this is getting a bit ridiculous, as I have promised myself here earlier as well to cut social media completely, yet here we are again.

Truth be told, I have some income sources from Instagram, so I don’t want to completely leave the app.

But that does not mean I can not set healthy habits around it, and replace it with something else majority of the time.

Before my recent holiday to Oman, I actually already uninstalled the app so that it is not visible on my phone at all.

So anytime I want to go to Instagram, I need to go there via app store.

And if I close the screen while browsing, the whole app closes and I need to do this same awkward navigating through App store again.

And I can highly recommend this!

To enable this on Iphone, press long the Instagram app icon and you have the option to hide the whole app from home screen and app search.

But this does not solve the issue.

As with any addiction, I need a replacement activity for this lost one.

I would just want to leave completely behind Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, Threads and other ungodly apps like that.

Snapchat and Tiktok I have already left completely so it’s mostly the evil Meta that stops me from living to my fullest.

I feel like I don’t have much moral codes. :D But after watching the Zuckerberg documentary (Social Network), I do have a problem with Meta.

I just can’t anymore use those Meta apps the same way, when I know it is all built on horrible values.

And how all of it is also connected to Trump etc…

I know, this all gets real nasty real quick.

I am just sick and tired of all smart people spending hours of their life every week on these platforms made with horrible intentions, and smart people and businesses investing also a lot of money to be visible there.

To be honest, that is also partially why with my own business, I want to focus on Google and Youtube and not on social media.

Yes, it is still much lesser evil.

During a month I’ve reduced my screen time, and it’s been amazing.

I have also developed a concept to completely leave out social media as a channel for my business SINI STUDIO.

Which may seem ridiculous, as I am basically running a wellness travel content marketing agency, so Instagram definitely still is an important content marketing channel for many mindful travel businesses.

But for solo entrepreneurs (like me as well), it’s not really worth their time, to be honest.

I am not saying it can not “work”, I know it does for many.

I just make my success through calmer, more focused channels.

And I know that will work as well.