As dramatic as it sounds making the decision to delete the Instagram and Twitter apps off of my phone for a week was actually pretty hard. Living in a world that is revolved around likes, favorites, and constant posting was starting to get to the best of me. I was consumed by this need to check my phone constantly, so I decided to give myself a break and see how long I could go without using the two social media outlets that got more attention from me than the actual people in my life.

Surprisingly, it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be.

Day 1

The first day was definitely the hardest. Every single time I had some free time in my day I had the strong urge to check my phone. Unlocking my phone every single time and not seeing Twitter or Instagram felt really...weird. I know, I'm so very dramatic.

Days 2-4

The next few days honestly weren't that hard. I got used to unlocking my phone and not sliding over to where Instagram and Twitter usually were. I actually saw a huge spike in my productivity. Getting my homework done super early meant more time for napping, and I love me some naps.

Days 5-7

By the fifth day, I didn't even think about checking my phone. I had all of my homework done for the next week or so and felt like I could do anything. From that day on it felt like a breeze. Sure, I couldn't look at all the memes my friends sent me on Twitter but by the end I wasn't even thinking about it.

Moral of the story, deleting social media for a week really wasn't all that bad. After the seven days were over I redownloaded the apps and actually didn't really look at them that much. I know that nobody in this day and age can really give up social media for good. How else are you supposed to stalk that cute guy from one of your classes if he doesn't have social media? All I know is that living without social media on my phone was actually the most productive week I've had in a long time. It was a really nice break from constantly reading what other people are doing or posting. I actually just deleted the apps from my phone again until I feel like checking them again. You know what that means? Endless naps for me.