Social media cleanse - logging out

I came across an article shared my one of my Facebook friends a few days ago and it really caught my attention,  so I clicked on the post and read on.

The headline of the article that was taken from the Independent was -

'Social media is full of sad, lonely people pretending they're OK and perfectly fine attention-seekers pretending to be sad'

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/facebook-instagram-twitter-social-media-makes-sad-lonely-attention-seekers-a7614396.html


After reading the article I thought to myself how sad it is of how true this article is. No more do we need to engage in conversation with strangers on a bus, in a coffee shop or in a pub to discuss the days news, exciting news we may have or to talk about our week, because you can constantly do this via social media. Mothers and Fathers day, birthdays and Christmas has become less about giving cards or calling someone up to wish them a happy birthday,  because you can do this all from the comfort of your laptop or phone, wherever you are. Date diaries filled with people's birthdays are slowly becoming a thing of the past,  as with Facebook you now know you will never miss a birthday. As great as this is, it doesn't mean you are wishing someone because you remembered that it was today, you are you it because it is hard to ignore with the constant reminders from Facebook telling you to wish people a happy birthday.

I then saw the following blog.

https://georgiafairthorne.com/2016/12/30/social-media-and-negativity/

This blog is from someone who went through their own social media cleanse and how it made them feel.

'I keep picking my phone up randomly and realising I have nothing to look at, so I go actually do something better'

This really struck know a chord with me. All the things I could be doing instead of scrolling through my many accounts;

• I could pick up a book and read.
• I could actually watch the film or TV programme I have put on, instead of half watching & half scrolling.
• I could organise my things.
• Wash my car.
• Do some work.
• Do some lesson plans for my classes.
• Go and talk to my mum or dad.
• Start one of those adult colouring books I have.
• Go for a walk.
• Play with my cat.

I could go on and on and on! 

And this is something I am going to do. As soon as I have finished writing this post. I am logging out on twitter, instagram and snapchat and having a cleanse. As much as I would like to, I can't log out of Facebook as I run my dance class page via this,  but I will make a conscious effort to only go on it when  I need to. I'm hoping this will last more than a day like the last time I tried! Here goes!