For those of you who used Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter regularly, then deleted your accounts, how did deleting social media affect??

KimDongIllest · 2018-04-24T16:59:56+00:00

Do it. I deleted Facebook/Instagram/Twitter at the beginning of the year and just recently deleted Snapchat. Lots of extra time to put towards hobbies and self improvement.

infamous3238 · 2018-04-24T17:33:16+00:00

Deleted everything when I graduated from college. Best decision ever. Much more free time, forces you to talk to girls in person, and no major drawbacks.

Terdmuffin · 2018-04-24T18:02:42+00:00

I deleted my fb years ago and don't regret it. If you don't use it to tall to friends/girls how is it going to isolate you more? Try it for a month and see. You'll probably feel better because you won't be seeing the fake lives of people you barely even know.

You see people living these fun and exciting lives, buying cars, partying, etc, etc but you only set the cool shit people do. People try to make themselves seem interesting and you only see the most interesting things. Then you start to compare yourself but you dont realize you're comparing yourself to dozens or hundreds of other people. It'll help you to stop worrying about other people.

[deleted] · 2018-04-24T18:37:18+00:00

Loved it.

Life is great outside of social media world.

RedPilledRoaster · 2018-04-24T21:34:37+00:00

Social media is female. Avoid unless your lifestyle is based off of it.

Mauls · 2018-04-25T02:42:50+00:00

Clarity. Social media distorts reality. When removed from your life for a sustained period of time, you are forced to focus on more important things.

nondescriptpenguin · 2018-04-24T19:24:33+00:00

This is an ongoing battle for me. What I've done lately is deactivate my facebook and uninstall instagram. What's nice about deactivating is that you can still keep messenger active, so you're not too alienated. As for instagram, I allow myself a few minutes a day to login from a browser. It keeps me from relapsing and installing everything again, and keeps me off of it for a majority of my day. I've seen tremendous gains in my ability to focus, and have even read almost two books. Now all I have to do is stay off of reddit..

TonytheNetworker · 2018-04-24T20:23:14+00:00

To be honest it's liberating. No more wasting time, no more drama, etc. Also, you have to look at it in a different lense. If you delete your account you have to force yourself to look for events in your area and be sociable hence building your social circle.

Unlucky_Summoner · 2018-04-24T21:45:00+00:00

I deleted Facebook and Instagram about 5 weeks ago, and its worth it. I mean sure, maybe you will forget birthdays but if you dont know the bd-date of a particular person, they sure aren't that valuabel to you. You might also loose track of events but friends can keep you updated. On the opposite, you are no longer escaping from (akward) social situations by just taking out your phone and browsing facebook whatsoever. The urge is gone and you are basically "forced" to socialize, in a positive way ofc. Next you finally stop compare your life to ones of others on social media. For Example, Instagram is made to present highlights of your life, you rarely see negative aspects of someones life there, the illusion of their "perfect" life can screw you over without even noticing! So there are downsides, no doubt, but in my opinion they positive effects outweight them. (Sorry for gramatically mistakes)

chocolatex · 2018-04-24T22:49:05+00:00

Do it. You won't miss it at all. The first two days you will have muscle memory with your finger scrolling to where the icon used to be but then you forget that real quick. I spent less time on my phone and more time reading and doing other stuff. Being a spectator in other people's lives is useless. Social media does nothing for you. If I wanted to know what a particular friend was doing I would call them up and chat. Ironically, deleting social media brought me closer to some of my friends. Also I never liked posting on that shit cuz I don't want people to know what I am up to. Its just a bunch of highlights of people's lives anyways , everyone on social media is going through the same dull shit everyone else does but social media makes it seem like everyone else's lives is unicorn and rainbows. You will b ein a much better and clearer headspace.

Schhwing · 2018-04-25T01:03:45+00:00

Just keep Facebook messenger. The rest is fluff

blister333 · 2018-04-25T02:59:15+00:00

I like Facebook for events I’m interested in

Dabunghole · 2018-04-24T21:41:37+00:00

I had girls complain I never snapped them back lol. Everything else no one said anything. 100% worth it

saltyafrican · 2018-04-24T23:54:43+00:00

You are not isolated further. This community is your friend. Make the move and delete it bro. I did the same thing last year August and I found to complete tasks a lot easier without phone distractions.

ImQuitingPorn · 2018-04-24T18:51:36+00:00

The effect is similar to not bringing your phone to the gym. You’ll get a lot more shit done.

lookoutitscaleb · 2018-04-25T01:27:33+00:00

Do it! I deleted all my social media. Opened up a business after a year and a half.

Frees up a lot of time for you to focus on your mission.

After opening the business I reactivated my Instagram account to promote the business.

Get a social life outside of social media. Go to a gym, take a cooking class, join a toastmasters group, start training in a martial art, rock climb, learn music. Get into some kind of hobby and take classes or join a club that "works" on that hobby.

[deleted] · 2018-04-25T01:52:16+00:00

I use FB to stay in touch with family and Snap for girl. I don’t scroll through peoples shit.

darkwingduckdunn · 2018-04-25T02:15:41+00:00

i find social media depressing, your going to have get social in the real tho

Ripple22 · 2018-05-10T07:25:48+00:00

I deleted Facebook on new years with zero regrets. Fuck Facebook 100% I only have reddit and snapchat now. Snapchat will be deleted fairly soon though.

Social media is fucking toxic.

mokko8 · 2018-04-24T22:08:05+00:00

If you think, do it.

You can delete your facebook profile and keep the messenger. That's what I've done, and honestly best shit ever ! So I can keep calling my family (I'm living in another country), I can keep track with my friends. And you know what I've noticed? Almost no one speaks to you since they don't see you in their shitty feeds, so it's kinda nice. PLUS you don't have that shitty fucking feed without any valuable content ! I've started to find much more content of value since I left those social medias, Tai Lopez, Gary Vee, Tim Ferris ! I've started to read much more ! Books are wisdom and experience ! You can learn from others without doing their mistakes.. Social media is not real life, we are lacking social skills due to social media in my opinion..

Facebook and instagram are only good to advertise your business.

Title	For those of you who used Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter regularly, then deleted your accounts, how did deleting social media affect??
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Date	April 24, 2018 4:37 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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