A lot of crazy things have happened since I deleted my instagram + other apps, if you're thinking about quitting social media (or reducing your usage) WATCH THIS FIRST. In this video I'm going to talk about how to quit social media, how to limit social media use, how it can improve your mental health and some easy tips that might help you on your own journey with digital minimalism.
So if you're asking yourself "should i delete social media?", or maybe considering deleting tiktok for mental health, hopefully this video will help put that process into perspective.
Chapters 👇🏼
(0:00) - The not so great part of social media
(1:03) - How deleting social media has changed my life (after 2 years)
(2:13) - What is Digital Minimalism?
(2:35) - The very first step
(3:09) - Deleting Instagram
(4:38) - Social media when you have ADHD
(5:44) - Facebook is a hellscape
(6:42) - Youtube pros & cons
(7:26) - Deleting tiktok
(7:39) - The addictive nature of tiktok
(9:18) - 3 tips for limiting tiktok use
(10:54) - 3 tools to help cut down on social media
#socialmedia #genz #tiktok #deletingsocialmedia
Check out my follow-up video on this topic:
10 things i learned when I QUIT social media | Deleting tiktok & Instagram 👀🤯
https://youtu.be/hK7uZnbPa_4
Also shoutout to this video by a creator called Lucy Allan - seeing her thumbnail gave me the idea to talk about social media in this week's video.
6 Months Without Social Media As A Gen Z
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1FVURd-JTM
note - I haven't watched her video yet because I didn't want to be influenced by her concept/ ideas, but I wanted to give credit for the inspo :)