How Avoiding Social Media Simplified My Winter Break

Trisha Bloszinsky | Editor

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As a communications student, the thought of writing a blog on this particular topic is providing me with some cognitive dissonance, knowing what my future job could hold for me and social media. At the same time, I’m hoping relieving myself of social media now may provide some cushioning when the time comes that I utilize it in a career setting. 

Over winter break, I subconsciously began submersing myself more in activities that had nothing to do with my phone or social media. With so much free time on my hands, I found myself getting bored of my phone more times than not. 

Thanks to some friends convincing me to go watch “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution,” I had found a new anime to catch up on. I also bought Hello Kitty Island Adventure and have since logged a whopping 77 hours in an embarrassingly short matter of time. 

Before I knew it, I was minimizing the amount of time I spent across social media simply by being preoccupied. I realized I wasn’t feeling the urge to pick up my phone as often, and I didn’t really miss it either. In fact, I felt more fulfilled from not consuming an overwhelming amount of information every day.

Social media and I have always had a love-hate relationship. I love to scroll mindlessly for hours to get my mind off of things, and then I hate to scroll for hours seeing all the chaos in the world. 

Maybe I’m the only one with a sudden change of heart, or maybe social media burnout will be the next big trend. After all, there are more social things we can do as humans than waste time on social media, in my opinion.