I Quit Social Media for a Year
My biggest issue with social media is less that it&#x27;s distracting (IMO not necessarily an unhealthy thing) but that it has, for me, more than anything else seemed to make all aspects of my life a competition with others.<p>On Instagram, you&#x27;re competing with others on who has the happiest life.<p>On LinkedIn, you&#x27;re competing with others on who has the steepest career trajectory.<p>Even on Twitter, perhaps more acutely in certain jobs or industries, it seems like you&#x27;re competing with other in gaining professional influence.<p>It creates a lot of anxiety that stems from a feeling like you&#x27;re constantly on the verge of falling behind others.<p>Plenty of scholars&#x2F;thinkers&#x2F;philosophers have said something to the effect of focusing on just being a better version of you. Social media enables the exact opposite i.e. forcing you to constantly evaluate how you compare to others.