So, I learned a lot about people leaving their social media accounts behind in search of a quieter and more peaceful life. Some leave for good, some only take a break for a certain period of time.

These people say they felt renewed after taking some time off of the social media apps. They say they felt more productive and happier.

These people claim they did more meaningful things when they were not constantly scrolling through their Facebook and Instagram feeds.

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Deciding to try a social media detox plan

I wanted to know what that's like. So, I did.

I went to delete Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube on my phone. I banned myself from visiting its websites through my laptop.

My biggest worry about this whole experiment, though, was my communication with my clients. I mainly communicate with them via IG DM, FB messenger, and email.

Email is not an issue since I don't consider it a social media platform. For Facebook, the Messenger is a standalone app so I think I could just keep the messaging app and delete the core app. However, I had to give up Instagram DM since there is just no way to access the messages without going through the main app.

So, what's it like disconnected from the social media world?

Fortunately, I am just slammed with work stuff the week I decided to do the experiment. Without distractions coming from my notifications, I was able to do deep work on the stuff I am working on.

But during down times, I am feeling that tick in my system. It is as if my instinct is to whip out my phone as soon as I felt even just a tiny bit of boredom.

There are instances when I am just in the car, waiting, and I had nothing to do. During these moments, I had to think of something else to do.

Final Verdict: Will I do this again in the future?

YES! Definitely.

I believe that taking a break from social media is a very important and effective way for us humans to be able to step back and reflect upon life.

Because of this experiment, I now view our computers and phones as some sort of garbage mountain and we are the scavengers. The huge mountain made of garbage can be metaphorically compared as the content being created nowadays.

We live in an era where content creation is such a very important part of the everyday life. Today, we have vloggers, bloggers, Youtubers, writers, photographers, videographers, influencers, and more.

Everyone seems to be creating vlogs nowadays. As a negative effect of this progress, humans are being loaded by too much information. Too many videos and articles bombarding us with more and more "things that we should know if you're this or that".

All in all, this has been such a very important process for me to undergo on a regular basis. I think I would really benefit if I do more of this.

How about you? Will you do it, too?

Let me know in the comments below if you are also planning to do a social media detox yourself.