Why I'm Going Cold Turkey

My 90 day phone sobriety challenge

This year I wrote my first book "Your Phone is Killing You - Why your technology is hurting you and how to transcend your addiction"

In writing, publishing and speaking about my book I have become hyper aware of the way I use my phone and I still have work to do.

The issue is, no matter how mindful and careful you are, when you use your phone, you are using an addictive gadget.

Not everything about using our phone is addictive. For example using google maps, or calling my husband, or playing with the looping app.

BUT The social media apps ARE addictive and I need a break.

So, from 1st October for 90 days I will be uninstalling and logging out of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp.

There's a few more reasons I'd like to discuss...

Whatsapp? Really? Yes. Whatsapp exists in a weird territory between email and text. So much group chat. Work messages that get lost in between family communication. So for now you can text me or email me, and I'm excited about this.

Lazy and Gimmicky Marketing - I've been creatively self employed for the past 15 years. Social media has always been part of my marketing, but now the apps and the alogoritm move so fast I find it hard to keep up. I have such limited work hours per week, and I want them to be doing creative work, or marketing work that moves my business forward. Looking back over the past few years, most of my sales / business come from my email list, and I think social media might be a waste of my time. I want to challenge myself with my marketing and start getting back out in the real world.

Re-invention time - During this past 15 years I have had so many different creative reincarnations; from pop art painter, to guiness world record holding dancer to author. I need some time to integrate all my creative work, and be intentional about the next creative steps I take. When I go on social media I'm haunted by all my reincarnations. I see photos of my old dancer friends, still up on stage and I get a pang of sadness.

Have you ever tried going cold turkey with your social media?

I once did a month without Instagram, and a 3 day fast for vision and clarity.

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LOVE ALWAYS WINS

Laura

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