Tomorrow I will be starting what may prove to be my most difficult challenge to date, Scroll Free September. For 30 days I will be staying off Social Media. I will be logging off my personal Facebook and Instagram Accounts (I don’t understand Twitter, so I don’t use it much anyway.)
I sure this is going to be extremely challenging for me, as I spend an inordinate amount of time mindlessly scrolling through these sites. I am excited to see how I feel after the first few days of digital DTs have passed. I am also interested to see if I find myself with more time for things I actually enjoy, like reading!
I will still update my Zumba With Arwen page with class times etc. Luckily I don’t have to log in to my personal page in order to do that. My blog automatically posts to Facebook so that will still be happening too, but other than that I will be going cold turkey.
Many of you may not need or want to take on this challenge for a whole month, but I would encourage everyone to try to get even a small amount of unplugged time. As well as that, if anyone in your social media feed creates any sort of negative feelings for you (regardless of how rational these feelings may seem) just unfollow them!
I will let you know how I am getting on! Wish me luck and be well xxx
Good luck!! It sure is a challenge, but hopefully it’s an insightful one. 🙂 After several years of 30-day screen-free challenges, I finally deleted all social media account earlier this year (except WordPress, if that’s considered social media…) but it has been the best, most liberating feeling. Enjoy your sabbatical!!
I am excited and terrified in equal measure. I am not good at self moderating so perhaps a clean break might be a good idea