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I just joined it
I quit it over 8 years ago. I can only imagine that it's gotten much worse since then. It was quite spontaneous. I came out of shower, picked my phone and deleted the IG account, FB account (they let you keep the messenger while FB gets de-activated), Snapchat and Twitter all at once. The feeling of fear of missing out is real and you go through almost a withdrawal period. Things like you launching browser and finger…
However, I still find myself using it. I think until I find a good alternative to what need Instagram is fulfilling, in my case quick relaxation, I won't be getting off it.
I made it a habit to “seek boredom” during my breaks. Walk around the block, drink some water, meditate. In general, avoid stimulants like HN, Reddit, Instagram to minimize context switching.
Otherwise, I suggest “poisoning” your Instagram algorithm. Follow a bunch of unpleasant topics and people, or just search for them. Your feed will soon be filled with content you have no desire to look at.
I quit it over 8 years ago. I can only imagine that it's gotten much worse since then. It was quite spontaneous. I came out of shower, picked my phone and deleted the IG account, FB account (they let you keep the messenger while FB gets de-activated), Snapchat and Twitter all at once. The feeling of fear of missing out is real and you go through almost a withdrawal period. Things like you launching browser and finger…
I tried deleting the app and instead accessing it via browser and that too through the incognito mode, so that I have to enter the user name and password each time I login, so that it will become hard and discourage me from using it. However, I still find myself using it. I think until I find a good alternative to what need Instagram is fulfilling, in my case quick relaxation, I won't be getting off it.
My recommendation is an audio book or podcast to fill those gaps. For me it had to be something interesting and complicated enough that I had to intentionally focus on it.
For me it's less about what I do when I'm exhausted and how my environment is. Am I comfortable just staring into space, if not why not? Often I fall back into instagram as an avoidance thing, eg if I'm worried someone's going to try and bother me because I'm not doing anything