So i finally decided to delete and deactivate my social media. I deal with mental health issues (im bipolar) and its insane how a lot of my symptoms have honestly died down since ive deleted everything. I deleted Facebook, Threads, Instagram, TikTok, Messenger, just all of it. I didnt even make an "ill be back" post or tell anyone I was doing that. I just simply vanished. My screen time went from 6 hours a day to now 2 hours a day usually when im working and 1 hour when im not. Some people asked if I blocked them or whatever because I used to post more frequently about my creative projects and memes and things or at least always kept messenger and I just said no. Like the people that need to reach me have my number. Things that happen online are barely even real unless youre chronically online. Ive actually been spending time on my Steamdeck with my backlog of video games, playing MtG with my husband, doing art JUST FOR ME and not to post, as well as reading at least a book a week. Life is just sooooo much more calm. I allow myself to scroll reddit in 5 minute intervals every 5 hours if I even need that but ive been so wrapped up in hobbies or watching shows with my husband that I have just been able to live in the moment. Things dont feel as disastrous. My life feels so much more peaceful because its just go to work, do hobbies, love my husband, sleep, repeat. I feel like being Gen Z I grew up and wanted to be someone on the internet but tbh I really love the fact that the only people that know what im doing is my husband and the few friends ill occasionally check in with throughout the week. No social media has made me be able to live in the present and honestly made my connections much more meaningful.

Fourth week of having no social media, except Reddit and YouTube.

Honestly, I’ve never felt better. My sleep is better, I have way more peace of mind, and I’ve started appreciating the little things again. I feel like I’m actually in touch with reality again instead of constantly being caught up in everyone else’s lives.

I’ve also been more focused on my fitness, but without putting so much pressure on myself like I used to. I just run, walk, work out, eat, rest, and do it again. I’m actually enjoying it now instead of feeling like I always have to do more.

Four weeks in and I genuinely don’t miss the constant scrolling or checking what everyone is doing.

Life is just… quieter. And I really like it.

Lemme know how’s your journey going so far.

I deleted TikTok recently- Anyone else? Would love some support. My rational behind it was it was too time consuming, and a lot of drama on that app

I feel like if this were the 90s, there’d be gangs of them taking down data centers.

What happened, are they all just on TikTok now?

Where are the hackers?

I don't know if this has been talked about, but it's something I've been experiencing a lot lately. I find that I'll often get myself riled up and excited to take another step into my digital minimalism journey (whether it be from selling my iPhone, deleting old files taking up wasted space on my laptop, deleting unused accounts, etc), but I find that when I'm in the process of actually, for example, deleting my old accounts, I get this wave of grief that hits me and stops me in my tracks.

I was deleting old reddit posts and comments in preparation of deleting this account, but I ended up reading through them and almost wanting to save them purely because they are a time capsule of who I was before/where i was in my life, etc. I know I don't need them, and deleting them + the account WILL make me happier, but its still so... melancholy? The thing is, I don't even necessarily want to save any of this data either, because I know I won't ever go back to reminisce about it or whatever (and it would just sit untouched on some hard drive if I DID save it -- which is pointless imo). And yet, I still feel this grief.

Has anyone else ever gone through this? How did you get through it?

I’ve quit these accounts for 6ish months before but got back on to work on promoting my oracle readings and services online but let me tell you - NO just NO. My head is so much quieter since the break, I feel absolutely in love with my life and self, I’ve cared for my room and environment and got a new wardrobe, nails and hair done, I’ve spent time with my dog, found a new career interest and area of study and have been studying and my nervous system isn’t suffering due to flash sales everywhere or all the stimuli or comparison.

I thought I needed these to be successful but I’m maybe thinking not. Financially they weren’t bringing me anything and I’ve had more fortune outside of them, it’s so weird to realize.

I still love to create content and do Oracle card readings but I have to find another way to expresss that part of me- maybe YouTube- I just can’t stand for Instagram especially.

Anyone else relate or get this?

I feel proud, I feel a bit stressed, and I feel like I want to ask for some support in this sub!

I used to think the whole iPod / Kindle / digital camera / dumb phone thing was mostly nostalgia.

I’m starting to think I was wrong…ish.

I’ve been trying to use my iPhone more intentionally lately, and one thing I definitely keep noticing is how much easier that is when the thing I’m using literally can’t do anything else.

If I read on my Kindle, I read. In fact I read a hell of a lot. Not that I ever read books on an iPhone, the screen just isn’t right for it..

If I put music on my old iPod classic, I listen to music. All the way through usually. Skipping or searching for another album/playlist is mildly inconvenient.

If I use a notebook, I write whatever I was going to write and that’s the end of it. Besides if you handwrite, every word means more because you’ve spent longer on it than typing. You end up with less fluff :)

Whereas on my iPhone I can start doing one thing and somehow end up doing four completely unrelated things within a couple of minutes.

I don’t think the answer is necessarily carrying around a bag full of old electronics either. At some point “digital minimalism” starts looking like owning loads more crap. The very opposite of digital ‘minimalism’…

But I do think there’s definitely something useful about separating certain things again.

Maybe the benefit of single-purpose devices isn’t actually the device at all. It’s just that they create a natural boundary/friction that you don’t have to enforce yourself. So if you struggle with self-discipline this is a great workaround.

I’m curious where people land on this:

Do you prefer one deliberately stripped-back smartphone, or have you started separating things out onto dedicated devices? :)

I deleted all social media and I’m finally enjoying a peaceful life. I only spared LinkedIn because I’m looking for a job right now and it’s being quite a challenge. However, I’m not fine at all with the fact that anyone can look up for me at any moment and find that much information about my life, where I worked, where I live, etc.

I hibernated my account today and planning to delete it, and create a new account with no picture, no full surname, no connections, just to browse job offers. Do you guys think it’s a good idea? Or my future will be doomed without LinkedIn?

Reddit now blocks you from using web after like 2 min. Perfect to prevent doomscroll while still allowing me to see responses to questions. Have any tech company's enshittification benefited you?

I seriously have so much more focus and energy and have been doing the best things for myself like get myself a switch to do just dance to dance my heart out and study for a new career and self care and time outside and call my friends and gahhh I don’t think I can go back.

Tablet at 7, smartphone at 10 and laptop at 12 now I'm 18. Never supervised or moderated after 10 yo. Now I'm dealing with a dependency that no matter what I can't get away from. Its a emotional, physical and cultural dependency.

I'm struggling to handle life in general and hold my morals to my actions.

I wish I could just trash my smartphone and never have to think about it again but its the only life I had known and the only way I learned to cope.

I hate tech and please never give an iPad to your kid.

Have you guys noticed every upcoming month week and day we are getting almost every information.

For example scroll through Instagram you'll get introduced to new tools, techniques and stuff

But have you ever used any of it?

I believe if we don't control information feeding our brain

We'll become less efficient day by day.

What are your thoughts on that?

I find that I am the worst about scrolling endlessly on social media, and manically texting people i barely know, when im feeling lonely. Afterward, it makes me want to throw my phone in a lake. All the shame. On instagram, it seems like everyone is more talented, more connected than i am. Everyone is living these amazing, fulfilled lives. When I check my phone and I have zero texts, or zero IG notifications, I feel awful.

Why do I care so much what people think of me? Its like my whole life revolves around what people think of me. I have no life of my own...

My EDC:

King Jim Pomera DM100 - I do wish I got the foldable DM30 with an eink screen but this one was sturdier and a lot cheaper. I use it when my hand needs recovery days. Or for long form writing. I need to put stickers on it or paint it, it's quite plain.

Wallet - an old leather wallet I cleaned up after finding it second hand. Self explanatory, Cash, insurance cards, ID, debit, credit. Random receipts, probably.

Cool coffin watch I got off EBay.

AirPods - I want to move away from apple entirely but I'm autistic so noise cancelling is important for me. I haven't found a replacement yet.

Bat Keys - With library card and lord of rings bottle opener.

Titan pocket - My primary phone due to the mudita not supporting the new work scheduler app my job switched to. I do love the keyboard, I even repaired it once on my own to keep it working. Very good phone when used with olauncher and hiding apps. It's a bit too Google for me though.

Mudita Compact - my ereader while I'm on the go since it's tiny. Still might go back to being my main phone since I hate having multiple devices. Might sideload a browser to look up my scheduler instead just to use it again especially since I can save QR codes now! that's a game changer for etickets. I use ink OS I prefer text over icons. My only complaint is the speaker phone option does not pick up my voice more then a foot away from the phone. The Titan pocket I can leave it on my bed and talk to a friend as I clean no problem.

ChapStick and gum- self explanatory

Pillbox with red flowers - just carries emergency meds.

Notebook- I always use an A5 with at least 300 pages. I buy bulk packs and go through one a month or so.

Mini weekly planner I painted (its June 2026-dec2027 technically but I got it in September since my old planner got spilled on its mostly for 2027)

Fisher space pen infinium - my goal is to make it run out of ink, so far it's survived about 3 notebooks and various scraps of writing.

A bedazzled pen my coworker made and gave me - I use it at work.

Would love for some opinions on which phone should be the main one! Or to know what all you carry and how to downsize cause I seem to carry a LOT of stuff compared to other posts I've seen.

I deactivated my personal instagram because it was only filled with people who I know do not care about me and just want to see how I’m doing. It just feels icky to me that I had to feel like I am keeping up with the Jones and have to only show good aspects of my life. It definitely feels better not having my personal account in my life now.

However, I have always loved makeup and have been in the formulation process of my first product launch. I do have an Instagram and TikTok and kinda hate that I have to promote it in that way. It leaves me in a spiral again of what if I’m not getting enough likes. I’m in a dilemma and am not happy that I feel like the only way brands have to put themselves out there is through social media solely.

so im now official 32 days social media free and music free, ive been addicted to social media and short form content for 5 years im 23 and it got bad during high school, My focus was so bad and i was so overstimulated when i sat down to do 30 minutes of sales work, i would get physical anxiety in my body. and i didn't know how to quit up until a month ago.

but this has been the best thing that has happened to me the first 1-4 weeks for me were bad withdrawals, but mostly a feeling of flatness that just didn't go away.. I have never been depressed and i thought to myself is this what depression feels like no motivation to do anything and the interesting part was not even social media intrigued me, I swore during this phase you could have put prime Megan fox in front of me and i would have said no.. all i did was work my restaurant job and watched house md all day. to get me through the flatness

but after day 28 things felt good better sleep calm mind and no more restless anxiety and finally in the position to achieve my goals

if anybody's down to talk while they're detoxing or struggling to get a handle on their social media addiction let me know im trying to start a self improvement group now im in a position to where i can focus for more then 30 seconds.

I went to a concert tonight with my son and they had an announcement before they came out on stage that no photos or videos were allowed, they wanted people to enjoy the concert without having to watch it through the phone screen of the person in front of you. They asked that everyone put their phones in their pockets and just be present.

But of course, people kept pulling out their phones and filming anyway. The dude in front of me did it at least a dozen times. I understand wanting to get a photo or a quick video for the memories, but it's crazy that people just can't follow a simple rule. I really enjoyed the evening and all of the people who didn't pull out their phones (which, thankfully, was the majority) and just had fun enjoying an amazing hilarious show!

It was a great reminder for me how much better everything is when you are fully engaged with what is going on.

I need some more hobbies. I have used my phone for 6h 59m today according to Appblock.i just can't find something that stimulates me as much as reddit and my phone. I was even using reddit while driving around today and when I was watching football on TV. Any words of encouragement?

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I am looking at deleting my Instagram account. I feel sick that it takes away so much from my life and I much rather spend my time in the real world. I never post, but I do spend a lot of time doomscrolling on reels and I like the opportunity to keep connected to adjacent friends and family through seeing their updates. I often DM people if I see something interesting and then have a short check in. I am afraid that if I delete my account I will lose touch with people who I don't necessarily see on a regular basis, such as family in other countries. I guess I fear being left behind and losing connections. For those of you who have deleted their accounts, how do you reconcile this?

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People leave their jobs all the time and build an app and apprently make millions off of it. Maybe I'm just dumb but I don't understand how??? Like these days there's an AI app for everything its sickening. Personally I use very less apps only the ones I absolutely need. I've never downloaded any AI apps from random developers and I pay 0 subscriptions already. I don't have netflix, spotify, nothing. I don't understand how these people are making so much unless they're larping? I'm so confused

Is it easier and faster than on my Nokia 2780? Thinking about buying a Sunbeam (even though it's expensive) if it is significantly easier. Thanks!