I feel like I see a post like this from time to time. Is it a clickbait title? Possibly for many but for me, it’s just what I want you to know. I’m stepping offline from all the social networking to get a breather and a reset.

I am not sure how long this is going to be for. I could make it thirty days and jump back on armed with a better-balanced use plan for the apps on my phone and maybe have more self-control. I could decide to take a year or so. At this point I’m uncertain.

I am certain that I spend too much time on my phone looking at videos and images that mean nearly nothing to me. Occasionally, I’ll see a post from a family member or friend that matters but mostly I’m just… scrolling. I’m looking for something and I’m not sure what scrolling through the depths of apps with the same theme and repeat content is going to do for me. So I’m taking a break from social media for the foreseeable future.

I jumped online during the myspace days and haven’t really looked back. I’ve lost hours of my life looking at a small screen, trying to keep up with the trends. It’s exhausting. . . I have no idea how or why I have tried to manage that much input of things that do not really matter to me.

So, for now, I’m going to spend less time looking at my phone and more time pursuing things that I actually enjoy. I’m going to read more, write more often, spend time with my family and prepare for the changes that are coming in the next few months. I just want to be able to spend less time bowed over my phone scrolling and more time enjoying life. Who knows maybe I’ll try out this method of turning my phone back into a tool instead of a distraction.

Thanks for reading, I’ll see you next post.

Casey