hi friends,
as you all well know, i love books. i love reading them. i love talking about them. and i love talking about them with other people.
however, i have found that the social media side of books was becoming all too overwhelming for me. i started my pages in january of this year to share my love for books, meet good people, and talk about all of the things i love. but, the more i exposed myself to it, that is when the comparison, the perfectionism, and the obligation to keeping up with all of it started to really hit.
i started to ask myself questions like:
"why can't my reels go viral like person a, b, or, c?"
"why isn't the algorithm picking up on my blurbs and posts anymore?"
"why aren't my followers seeing anything i post anymore, and vice versa?"
this was startting to become my whole world and personality. my mental health has been declining, and sometimes you just have this realization where enough is enough.
so, i decided to delete all of them off of my phone. for now, as i work on myself.
i don't know how long i will be gone from it, but long enough so i can work on myself, and put myself in a good and healthy headspace again with better boundaries, and when to say no to things.
in the meantime, i still want to write here on stacker news because i still love books and want to talk about them. just, not in a way that is so draining like mainstream social media is.
i give my greatest gratitude and thanks to you all for being here, and being such a supportive group of people by reading all my blurbs and blah blahs about everything book and non-book related.
take care, happy reading, and stacking!
- your favorite bookstastacker <3
Best of luck
I wonder if this applies to territory managers lol
Oh yeah. A little down time to clear my head is a beautiful thing.
Are you enjoying your vacation Siggy?
Maybe too much. The Sphere in Las Vegas is a marvel. I would like to read more about the audio system. I have never experienced sound of this quality. Everyone talks about the IMAX on steroids video immersion, but the sound is outstanding too.
That's great. I didn't know you had already gone to the show.
Last night. I'm going again tonight.
Awesome. How's the weather?
Wow, now i definitely want to check it out. Always looking for a better audio exp.
You might be interested to read about it here:
https://www.sphereentertainmentco.com/sphere-entertainment-unveils-the-most-advanced-concert-grade-audio-system-in-the-world-sphere-immersive-sound-powered-by-holoplot/
Nice!
Reminded me of this https://allthatsinteresting.com/whispering-gallery-grand-central
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thank you kindly <3
the trick is you don't compete with others and keep doing what you enjoy as you are already doing what you love, everything else is a bonus.
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Yup, I'm there. Messing around on Nostr but that's about it. I'm done playing dumb algo games and arguing with people. I just want to talk.
My daughter is in the market for a text only flip phone for similar reasons. Good luck on your journey.
Is Nokia still in business?
Ericsson?
Motorola?
I’ve listed every pre smart phone
Good luck with your challenge
Kudos to you for knowing when to pull back. Rest is needed for us to center ourselves n come back stronger
🙏
Best of luck on the detox. My biggest issue is sleeping with my phone. I know how bad it is for me, yet I still continue to do it. This will help you take a step back and level set.
Deleted my X account a while ago, only toxic stuff and hate.
Deleted my youtube account, got distracted too much with the recommendations. and shorts.
Nostr only now.
As a youtube replacement, I started using https://docs.invidious.io/instances/ (pick one). Just bookmarked the channels I liked most on YT.
Next to delete would be LinkedIn which sucks so much as well.
It's a good idea. I've been doing a news detox every October for the past few years. It feels good to let my mind rest and reset.
If you follow things that helps or gives value i dnt think social detox is necessary that my thought
I had similar problem, I listen to many lectures in my free time to the point I become knowledgeable about many subjects !
When I meet people I talk about many things and sometimes I challenge their major, and they get upset and sometimes I get to fight with them !
One day it almost got to calling cops at me, that moment I had to put hard stop to talking with people ! and keep it to me self~
Reading books or listen to lectures is not a problem, I just dont have someone to talks about many different things ~
Great decision!
Best of luck.