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Alrighty, here comes my doom. It was nice knowing you, nonexistent readers and fanbase (because who the heck is reading this right now?)!

But really, there’s a lot of reasons why I’m deciding to delete all of my social media accounts (except Youtube, Reddit, and Amino) and just taking a break from the Internet in general. I’ve thought about doing this for a long time, but I just started planning it over a week ago. I’ve said a lot of my reasons to other people, sort of in an attempt to join me. This is because I notice how people today are becoming more and more disconnected from each other. So taking a break from it all is sort of a little “experiment” for me.

What I’ll be testing:

◦Productivity

◦Creativity

◦Memory

◦Happiness

◦Attention span/how focused I am

◦Amount of sleep per night

◦More evaluating of my surroundings and other people’s use of phones, tablets, etc.

Now, for the focus and memory one, they both have decreased for me over the past two years or so. I thought it was just me, but I asked a friend of mine and she said the same thing happened to her. This leads me to believe that maybe using our phones too much is decreasing our attention span and that it also makes us have worse memory.

Personally, I think that our attention span is decreasing because everything comes so quick to us on the internet, and everything is being thrown in our direction all at once. Ex. On YouTube, the recommended section holds a variety of eye-catching thumbnails and content. It makes us want to click on one video after another even though we didn’t finish the video we were currently watching. Bored with one video? Then click another! Bored with that video? Then watch another video!

I would talk about the memory aspect, but I have to keep this entry moving. There are plenty of other reasons, like the self-esteem issue, but I’ll discuss that in another entry, too. Soooo, how long am I going to be doing this for? One month. Yes, you read that correctly. One. Full. Month. How will I survive?!

Now, for the rules:

◦Of course, no social media.

◦No YouTube. Exception: Only use the other account I created with subscriptions to productivity and educational channels. Use only for school, music, “study with me” videos, etc.

◦No video games.

◦Since I’m pushing it a bit to the extreme, no TV watching (unless it’s Jeopardy or the news).

◦Allowed to listen to music, because misophonia sucks and I’d probably jump off a cliff if it weren’t for my earbuds.

◦Use phone only for music, texting (I hardly text anyone, anyways), calling, checking SIS and Remind, Googling, using educational apps, and anything else of this sort.

◦Use laptop for the same things, in addition to YouTube for school and productivity.

◦Don't use phone when I first wake up in the morning (unless turning off alarm) or one hour before I go to bed (unless setting an alarm).

◦Break any of these rules, and I’ll have to add another day.

Start date: March 30, 2019

End date: April 30, 2019

Here’s to becoming a social outcast!

Let the games begin.

(Edit: One more additional rule is that I'm allowed to watch only one movie or 2-3 episodes of a show every weekend.)