I Could Never Live Without It!

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Or so I thought.

A month ago (as of this writing), I made an impulsive decision to remove two giant time eaters in my life - instagram and facebook. My reason for doing so was so silly (sorry, Schatz!) that I still laugh at myself for doing it - but on the hindsight, I felt a great relief.

I've always found myself many times during the day scrolling through my newsfeed. While I know it wasn't healthy, I kept doing so. In fact, I even convince myself that it was useful to waste my time in mindless scrolling just in case I find something useful and interesting. For what? I don't know.

It's not really a great revelation, but there's a truism surrounding the use of social media and how people's unregulated usage of it is unhealthy. What surprises me the most is why I consciously choose to ignore this message of regulation and swept it under the rug. Thinking about how much time I waste everyday to gratify my brain with dopamines, through likes and comments I receive from these social media networks is really scary! Not only do they monopolise our time, but also our attention.

Removing my facebook and instagram account may have been because of impulse but choosing not to activate them again is a mindful choice I've made, and in that choice I see my perseverance to really practice self-regulation. I am happy for myself.

Right now, my instagram account has been deleted.

And because my mother really likes to stalk my photos on facebook and told me she misses me so much so she has to reminisce moments and photos, I reactivated my facebook account for her. But I'm still not using it. We'll save this nostalgia for later.

For now, let me just say: Our time and attention are two of our greatest resources - if we allow these to be taken away from us, what will be left of us?

 Love,
Mary Jedde


"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom. "
Viktor Frankl







Location: Singapore
The author of this blog is plain and simple. She thinks mostly of the usual things - life, love, beauty. She enjoys the basic necessities like food, warmth, blankets, and music. She gets thrilled with the idea of an adventure but doesn't really like to go on one, unless her spontaneity kicks in. She's got a fire in her belly most days, but enjoys the leisure of being in bed at the same time. Odd. Weird. Plain. Simple. Mary Jedde. An old soul, a lifelong learner, and a flourishing human being.

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