So, the last week and a half has been great. I made it through without Instagram or Facebook on my phone! I did give myself 10 minutes at some point each evening to check them on my computer... I set my timer and literally scrolled through faster than I ever have. It was almost like a race against the time to see how far I could get down the newsfeed. Often times I'd be done and bored before the 10 minutes were up... which was pretty surprising to be honest haha... I will also confess that I played candy crush a LOT. (crap) When I would go to check my phone, and realized I couldn't, candy crush became the go to. I'm so mad at myself! I will say, though, that each time I pulled out my phone habitually, I remembered why I deleted those apps and I was able to reflect more each time on how it has affected me. For the first 5 or 6 days I realized how often I had the desire to check them, and I was not very impressed with myself... I want my desires to be more uplifting, more selfless, and more righteous all the time. I'm still trying to figure out how to replace those distractions with something better worth my time...
I think the point of all of this for me is just to recognize that, though the media can be used in positive ways, (lately) it has become a major distraction and prevented progress in each aspect of my life. I will still watch Downton Abbey and The Bachelor each week, and I will still keep my Facebook and Instagram accounts, they are not bad! I just need to have more power over how much time I spend using them... and I think I am headed in the right direction of figuring that out. yay!
I have noticed more recently how much less I think about Facebook and Instagram just from taking a break away, and that has been extremely refreshing.
If you're a social media fiend like me, I highly recommend trying this yourself :)
That's all I've got today...
Eliza Jane
Way to go Lize! Mike and I had a huge discussion about this last night...I have felt so distracted with my phone lately, only out of habit. I hate it. I've set a goal for myself to leave my phone in another room during the day when the boys are awake and need my attention. I'll give myself an hour a day to do email, blogs, facebook, etc. But I think I may still need to delete facebook from my phone. The biggest thing I worry about is having my kids growing up in a world where people are addicted to technology. It seriously scares the crap out of me. haha. Love you!
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