LIFE WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA

Truth be told, social media has saved lives as it has destroyed some depending on use though. But then again creating a balance between the real world and social media is very necessary. But I'm not here to talk about the good and bad sides of social media, instead, I will be talking about what I would do if I were to stay off social media. Before I start I must highlight that this wouldn't be the same experience for everyone, so feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section.

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There are times when I get tired of social media, especially times when I'm mentally stressed working online. At this point, I just want to stay off social media and do other things with my phone like playing games or watching movies and sometimes sleeping. At that point, I find chatting as work, I might watch videos on social media, but it's not always certain because at that point I could easily get irritated by anything I see. My mind doesn't want to interact with the social media space at that time, so I just allow it to cool off and find Something else to do. At this point, too, reading becomes a lot of work for me, and the joy and relaxation I would be anticipating is definitely not on social media.

IF I'M TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA

Now this is where everything changes, life without social media will definitely be different from the norms of staying off social media for some time. Certainly, this is not a life I would anticipate for as it will mean no extra source of income. But if ever such a time should come, I would hope it meets me with an offline job/work that's stable and gives me at least equal to what I earn on social media. However, staying off social media isn't staying off my phone, so I guess I would still be able to spend my leisure time watching movies and playing games. This kind of change would affect my routine immensely.

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First Instead of waking up in the morning to check for news updates on social media, I might wake up to read (which puts me at an advantage). Normally social media comes with an early morning addiction that makes you spend hours without realizing it. I would be free from such addiction making me spend my day on more productive things. This would also mean I will be outdoors a lot as social media is what keeps me engaged indoors. I can't tell what I would do outdoors, but I'm certain it would be more fun and productive. Overall I would really miss social media, but I will definitely move on.

Another thing I'm sure would happen is that I would start going early to my offline engagements. I have a bad habit of intentionally going late to an engagement offline because something is keeping me engaged on social media. It could be an interesting conversation, some highlight I'm following, or I'm probably on a life section that is interesting but not as important as what I need to go for offline. Since I would no longer have access to these things that take the majority of my day, I would start going early for my offline engagements and would no longer be known as a latecomer 😂.

THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO THE HIVE LEARNER'S PROMPT FOR WEEK 90 EPISODE 2