“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” –
Embarrassing confession here: I have been wasting time on social media.
Why?
Curiosity? Killing time?
I don’t know.
I know it is a waste of valuable time, and an exercise in nothingness.
I guess what sparked my social media binging, it was, at first, a trip to the past. A few people reached out on Valentine’s Day and on my birthday. I call them ghosts from the past. They resurface every now and then. I don’t reply anymore.
I started looking into some of their social media. For the record, I don’t want these people in my life.
Still, I got curious and went snooping. And I didn’t stop with them. All of a sudden I am back to a place I was in the past, which is, the constant social media surfing. I now know the latest about all celebrities and influencers.
What a waste of time! Who cares what dress an influencer is using, or where an old friend went on vacation?
I caught myself when I realized I was using this internet surfing, as a mental escape from the stresses of work. Every second I felt overwhelmed, I found myself in someone’s social media.
This whole rambling on, is just to say that I am, once again, fully resolved to stop going down this path of destruction. Destruction of a good mind and precious time. I am resolved to stop the endless snooping and reading of stuff that has nothing to do with my life, and it doesn’t add anything to it.
I have so many projects to finish, at work and personal. I am behind on my visits to your blogs. I haven’t caught up with any friends. There is so much I could be doing instead. I am embarrassed I am robbing myself of precious time.
And another thought on checking up the social media of old friends and exes, it keeps dragging me back to a past I don’t want to go back to.
Realization and accountability are the first steps. I promise myself to do better.
Wishing you all a blessed weekend!
“I feel keeping a promise to yourself is a direct reflection of the love you have for yourself. I used to make promises to myself and find them easy to break. Today, I love myself enough to not only make a promise to myself, but I love myself enough to keep that promise” ―
ps. please pardon typos and other error – too busy surfing 🙂
Blessed with a Star on the Forehead 
I agree, Ana. It’s good you were able to stop yourself, because it does end up being a waste of time.
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Hi KE,
So far, I have been able to stop myself… fingers crossed.
Thank you and blessings to you!
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It’s harder to keep a promise to yourself than to others. There’s no one looking your shoulder, less accountability which means it easy to ignore the promise with an I’ll try to do it tomorrow. Hope you can keep this promise.
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Hi Susanne,
You are so right. It is so easy to give ourselves a free pass. So far, so good, but I can see the temptations appearing.
Thank you and blessings!
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It’s interesting that you came to the same realization too. I have seen several bloggers post about this around the same time. I recently wrote a poem about it too if you wanna check it out. I have been putting myself on a timer for social media. Once the time is up, I have to stop and do a house chore 😂☺️
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Hi,
I am going to borrow the timer idea. I sometimes use a timer for functions at work. It helps me focus, I am sure it may help in this case as well.
All I need to do is make sure not to ignore the timer 🙂
Blessings!
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yes, please do! It works for me sometimes, but I have to be really diligent about it.
I also use a timer to fold laundry (not my favorite thing to do) Makes it feel like a game 😀
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it is going well. I often use a timer to clean the house, for the same reason as you – it feels like a game, a competition 🙂
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In December 2022, as a Christmas gift to myself, I deleted Twitter and it was so freeing.
It’s sad to see so much living happen through screens and social media.
I certainly am guilty of it too but the less of social media, the better. Real living more!
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Hi Ab,
I like that you said “gift” because that is really what it is, even though , at the moment, it may feel like punishment.
I think it is impossible to avoid social media, but I need to make better choices and use my time.
Blessings!
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Yep, totally get it! Sometimes, though, you just gotta get lost in the scroll, right? We all have those days! 🤍
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Hi Stacy,
I have an addictive personality, so unfortunately, I don’t know when to stop… days turn into weeks…
Blessings to you!
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I know the feeling 😁 a waste of precious time. Enjoy your social media free weekend 😀
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Hi Aletta,
Thank you! I hope it will be a social media free year!!
Blessings!!
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Glad you decided to make a promise to yourself not to social media surf! It really is a waste of time! I agree on that! Xx
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Hi Carol Anne,
Yes, indeed. There are so many things I could be doing instead of that.
Blessings!
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Love your “ps” on this one, Ana. lol. Yeah, I agree, the whole emphasis on social media can be taxing. It just gets in the way of more important things. – Marty
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but it is always so enticing 🙂
I have been able to be away from it, for the most part.
Blessings to you!
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I consider myself fortunate in that I haven’t done much in the way of social media, so I didn’t have that opening to reopen the past because I didn’t create accounts in the first place. I suspect if I had a number of social accounts, I’d be spending way too much time “going backwards” than forward…and not having as much time to live in the present.🙂
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Hi Bruce,
Good for you for staying away. Once one starts, it is hard to stay away.
I have been able to stay away so far.
You are right, life is in the present and in real life.
Blessings!
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Totally relatable. I am still struggling in reducing my social media time. Lots of unread books and articles, not to mention so many other hobbies and skills we could be spending time doing/improving. Thank you for sharing. This post serves as a reminder that I too, should do better.
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HI Aisha,
Yes, it is a very hard habit to break.
I also have so many books to read, and other stuff to do. I hope that I will get to them.
Good luck to you and many blessings!
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Less screen time , more self healing and nature
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for sure, for sure!
Blessings!
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