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5 years OFF social media [update]

Main summary

Key takeaways

Wellness and Self-Improvement

Key wellness, self-care, and productivity strategies

  • Commit to a “break-up” from social media for your mental health

    • Deleting/avoiding Instagram, Twitter, and largely skipping Facebook helped them feel more like themselves and regain peace.
    • They emphasize that there was no “regret”—what changed was getting back their mindset and priorities.

  • Protect your time (treat it as precious and non-renewable)

    • Core idea: use time for your real goals instead of wondering what others think.
    • Warning: it’s easy to lose 40–60% of life’s time online.

  • Replace scrolling with grounding, offline activities

    • Journal to process urges and emotions.
    • Call friends/family and work through discomfort (including discomfort with phone calls).
    • Make plans to meet people in person (appointments/hangouts).
    • Join groups and build real-world community.
    • Go for walks and do small everyday social actions (e.g., say hello in lines at stores).
    • If someone is rude: don’t take it personally—keep moving.

  • Refocus attention on growth and learning

    • Read/study, self-learn, or go back to school.
    • Pursue hobbies and try something new.
    • Learn a new language / “level up” in life.

  • Use spiritual coping if that fits your life

    • Pray when you feel pulled back to social media—asking for help to stay off.

  • Manage addiction by shifting triggers

    • If you catch yourself “rolling/scoping Reels,” feeling bad about yourself, or comparing lives: get off.
    • They also suggest making messages more “vague” (e.g., a reminder to others) and repeating the theme “get off” to prompt action.

  • Reduce exposure rather than relying on algorithms

    • They briefly check Instagram only to post for a partner, then delete it again.
    • They describe social feeds as highly sexualized and drama-heavy, which they believe contributes to collective dysfunction—so they avoid consuming that “energy.”

  • Expectation-setting: relapse urges will pass

    • “It will pass” and “you are strong enough.”
    • Staying off is framed as mental fortitude and reclaimed agency.

  • Reinforce the long-term payoff

    • They connect quitting to:
      • Better career alignment (not settling into something they don’t want)
      • More meaningful relationships and connections offline
      • More freedom in daily life (“not on this phone… not on this screen”).

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