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#Sometimes you need to take a break from social media professional#
#Sometimes you need to take a break from social media free#

But in this age of social distancing and protesting, social media has become an essential way to keep up-to-date with friends and family without meeting them in person. It’s a way to unplug for a bit and reset your attention span to prioritize the present. If you do, I promise I won’t post a selfie if you won’t.Social media detoxes are often suggested for people who feel they have an unhealthy relationship with their timeline. To do that, I know I need less screen time. Rather than put a key Bible verse here, I will just say that as a follower of Jesus Christ, I believe it’s good for us all to take time to break away from distractions and sit at the feet of our Lord in a more intentional way. The bottom line is, I use July as my personal sabbatical time to focus on my own spiritual disciplines in a different way. I put this reason last, not because it is the least important. As a personal discipline, I think I need to pull myself away from that as much as all the online negativity. It’s addictive and probably not spiritually healthy to seek out and focus too much on people who like your jokes, fully agree with your views and are more apt to click “Like” on all the same stuff you like. Sometimes it’s a good idea to get out of the echo chamber that social media can become. In July I like to work harder to think on my own and not just shop around online for what other people are saying. What I need is forcing myself to take a break from “Likes.” In short, I need to break the habit of looking for affirmation and validation of my beliefs and ideas from social media. But negativity on social media is something I can handle-I don’t use social media to debate, and I stay away from trolls just like my mother taught me. Positivity? Don’t you mean negativity? If I tell people I want to take a break from social media because of all the negativity, they nod knowingly in agreement. I do it because I don’t need all that positivity in my life Rather than just checking in on what people are posting online and leaving it at that, I want to use this time to check in with people whom I actually know and who value my personal attention.ģ. Social media is a medium for communication, but sometimes it becomes a replacement for communication with others. Seriously, last year when I gave up social media for a month, I found I was actually more informed and more connected to what is important to me.

Most of what I see on my social media newsfeed isn’t so important that I have to know about it right away-or even all month. I do it so I can connect with what is really important to me in a more focused manner If I stop checking my accounts when I am bored, maybe I could have an actual conversation with someone around me-that is, if they happen to be looking up from their phone.Ģ. Cold turkey seems to be the best way for me.

I want to interrupt any compulsive behaviors I have and free myself from them. I like to use this time to force myself to break the fidgety habit of checking my accounts. Actually, if I am being completely honest, it’s more of a habit than a communication tool. Social media use is as much a habit for me as it is a communication tool. I do it because I need a break from the habit of checking my social media accounts So what do I get out of taking a break from the personal use of social media? Here are four reasons for (and benefits I get from) my social networking vacation:ġ. I have simply enjoyed the times when I have taken a break from social networking, and July seems to be the best time of year, work-wise, for me to do it. Why am I doing this? This is my third year to do this, and each time I do it I find I enjoy it and benefit spiritually from it-that’s about it.

So I will continue to manage some social media accounts in my professional capacity at work.īut I won’t be checking my personal accounts through July. My job as branding and marketing ministry partner for Oklahoma Baptists requires that I work with our team to assure we are making the best use of these important media channels. For a whole month I won’t know what 3.6 billion of my closest friends are talking about on social networks. No one on Instagram will know what I am eating. I won’t be treating anyone to my bite-sized chunks of personal yippy-yap on Twitter. That’s right, I won’t be posting any Dad jokes on my Facebook timeline (you’re welcome). Starting July 1, I will be taking a break from the personal use of all social media.

#Sometimes you need to take a break from social media free#

#Sometimes you need to take a break from social media professional#