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I haven't been able to find a better solution to this, that allows such cognitive relaxation quickly between work session allowing me to quit Instagram.
What do you guys do between cognitively demanding work session, when you feel mentally exhausted?
In general, avoid stimulants like HN, Reddit, Instagram to minimize context switching.
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.
I think that simply lying down with eyes closed, breathing deeply or meditating should recharge the cognitive exhaustion and help in grounding.
Will definitely experiment with this and see if I am able to stick with it.
I haven't used in years! I can vouch that my life has been far better than you could imagine.
Any techniques, tips or alternatives that helped you in quitting it?
And it would be interesting if you could share what benefits you observed from quitting it?
I walk around the house, or the block…
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 fingers automatically start typing Facebook's url without realizing and then the browser auto-complete automatically fills in the username and password fields and all you have to do to get a "hit" is to click the "log in" button. But then you have to force yourself to not do so.
Do it spontaneously and remove your account info from the keychain/password manager. Change your hosts file or block it on your wifi router etc. Basically make it as hard as possible for you to get back.
You can also do something like for every second you spend on social media, you need to do that many push ups and pull ups.
The other comment's advice about "seek boredom" is excellent.
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.
That's an excellent advice. Not just for quitting FB/IG but also for life in general. I often have my deepest thoughts and come up with product ideas when I am bored or in the shower or waiting for the bus.