I have a persistently uncomfortable relationship with social media.
But, usually, I can justify using it because it has become the only reliable medium to maintain some connections in recent times. And, if I value those connections enough, the cost of not maintaining that link outweighs my discomf...
The news that Facebook and Instagram would be joining Twitter in charging for verification got me thinking about the state of social media and where it is going. The old business model for a social media platform was simple enough to understand:
- Platform grows to have a large amount of users i...
So much is going on out there. Often, it is completely overwhelming these days. Too much. Too fast. Too intense. I honestly cannot keep up anymore.
Am I getting older? Sure. But, I don’t think that is why it can be too much to bear. I think the world is just too much right now. Too much to proce...
An unpleasant churning feeling — that is the feeling I am left with after spending time on social media recently. That feeling is getting worse, but I don’t think the social media content is getting any more challenging per se.
Maybe I have just reached my own personal level of maximum toxicity?
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I like to mono-task, and I like to do it with focus and intention. In my opinion, multitasking is highly overrated. I am never as effective with a divided mind as I am when I can focus singularly.
One of the hardest parts of this for me to manage is distraction. Something comes up that should just...
I’ve taken a few stretches of time away from Social Media, a detox of sorts. I’ve been reminding myself that I don’t need to be constantly connected, that allowing for silence can, in fact, aid creativity. But, being self-employed and working in media, a large part of my workday requires me to be on...
As many of you know, recently, I have been struggling with spending too much time on social media. Deleting and shutting down accounts isn’t really an option for me, not in my line of work. I had been trying to segregate personal use from professional use. I was using apps to limit my access to o...
Week 4 added 7 minutes to the total running time. This morning’s run, the third and final one, was easier than the earlier ones. Definitely encouraging! I had been worried that it was all too much too soon.
I start Week 5’s runs on Saturday. That run will mark the first time in the program that I...
Week 3 of Couch to 5K was nothing to be scared of. In retrospect, in a way, it was a reduction of total time in motion, total run time was equal to week 2, and was really there to get me comfortable with taking fewer breaks in my run.
In weeks 1 through 4, each week changes 1 thing — each one, a m...
I’m finding it a lot easier to add running to my life than limiting social media from it.
With running, I can avoid all the easy traps. Apps, gadgets, scales/measures and the like, all get in the way of running. I’m running because I enjoy running. If it becomes habitual, it will help me stay heal...
Seven years ago, I regularly ran between 5 and 10 kilometers a few times a week. I was also at the my lowest adult weight (not my healthiest weight, mind you). I only ever entered 1 official 5k race. Competitive running was not for me.
I enjoyed finding my body’s inner pace, listening to an audi...
