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January 16, 2021

Overcoming Social Media Addiction Part #3: Decisions

While part 1 I outlined the basic problem with social media, part 2 was a reflection on my own problematic media usage, this part is about the steps I am taking to get control back over the information and media that reach me. Twitter and Instagram I will delete Twitter and Instagram. Twitter is simply an unhealthy way of getting…

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January 10, 2021

Overcoming Social Media Addiction Part #2: A Moral Inventory

While part 1 outlined the basic problem with social media, part 2 is going to be a moral inventory of sorts before we can begin with overcoming social media addiction. An honest look at the true reasons for my media usage the way it is. This might be a difficult step for some because it might reveal things we try…

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January 6, 2021

Overcoming Social Media Addiction Part #1: The Problem with Distraction, Boredom and Thinking

I want to share my thoughts and my journey with all the successes and failures in overcoming social media addiction. Here is what I gathered about smartphones, social media, news and gaming but also about how past thinkers saw boredom, distraction, entertainment and reflection. I think I connected enough dots for myself to set some goals concerning media consumption this…

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January 3, 2021

Part #2: I am degoogling myself:

I wrote about how I am degoogling myself last year and I am almost done. Today I want to share how I went about it and how got (almost) rid of Google. If you are reading this I am sure I do not need to explain why but just in case why not head over to the Data Detox Kit…

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December 16, 2020

Part 1#: I am degoogling myself

I have been using Google services for more than a decade now. Back then when their motto still was “Don’t be evil”. First it was only email, then YouTube, Drive, Calendar, Notes, Photos and Maps. Everything is seamless, slick, fast, easy to use and convenient. But for quite some time I felt uneasy about the amount of data Google amasses…

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Overcoming Social Media Addiction Part #3: Decisions

Overcoming Social Media Addiction Part #2: A Moral Inventory

Overcoming Social Media Addiction Part #1: The Problem with Distraction, Boredom and Thinking

Part #2: I am degoogling myself:

Part 1#: I am degoogling myself