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OFF SOCIAL MEDIA
What do you mean "off social media"?
When I say "off" social media, I mean both temporarily or permanently. You may feel intrigued about deleting all your social media accounts, or you may feel more comfortable with taking the occasional break here and there.
Currently, as of Dec 2020, I am exploring deleting the social media pages I have accounts for: Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, Quora. You may be reading this in 2021 and I may already have done this. Or I may find a way to use it as a tool and decide to stay on, setting the intention of changing my habits and the way I use it.
there are blog posts below sharing my own journey with exploring my relationship with social media and digital tech use.
resources
This page is a directory of information I have discovered around current topics and issues with social media and dependency on technology in today's world. Please keep in mind that this is my own experience and journey with these topics, and it's completely understandable if you have a completely different experience.
This is an invitation to see social media in a different light, but you are most welcome to discard anything you don't currently resonate with.
I also invite you to absorb the information with mindfulness and intention; take care of your posture while on the computer, observe your breathing, and if you begin to feel physically or emotionally off, take a break or put down screen use for a little while.
blog posts
explore the blog posts I have written about my own experience and relationship with social media, tech, and screen use.
directory
a place where I share the information I've found helpful with educating myself around social media, tech and screen use.
I am not affiliated with any of the mentioned items, people or group, just wanted to help support them by sharing on this platform.
I will continue to add as I come across resources.
(click on the titles to see more information about the item)
BOOKS
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
by Jaron Lanier
This book touches on reasons why one may need to be reflecting on their social media presence and use.
THE ART OF SCREENTIME
by Anya Kamenetz
A great resource around mindful use of digital tech for families or care-takers of children.
DIGITAL MINIMALISM
by Cal Newport
A great book for people who wish to simplify their digital tech use. Has interesting points on the way we use tech today, as well as taking you through a 'digital detox' and other practices that help support healthier choices when it comes to using digital technology.
PEOPLE/INITIATIVES
tristan harris
[PEOPLE]
A lot of Tristan's work revolves around "‘'human downgrading" and "re-aligning technology with humanity" by educating people to see social media and tech with a more balanced perspective.
REAL LIFE mag
Nathan Jurgenson, Alexandra Molotkow, Rob Horning and Soraya King
[INITIATIVES]
As said on their website: "Real Life is a magazine about living with technology. The emphasis is more on living."
FILMS/Docos/PODCASTS