At the beginning of April, one of my favorite youtube channels released a video where they gave up social media for a month to see what would change in their lives. Yes Theory is a made of a group of guys who believe that saying "yes" to uncomfortable situations leads to learning and growth, and this mantra is something I relate to very much. So, in an effort to do something out of the every day, I followed along and deleted all my social media apps for 30 days.

It all started with a shocking realization, I was spending approximately five hours on my phone every day looking at social media alone. That includes Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, Buzzfeed, and even dating apps. Five hours a day every day equates to roughly four whole months out of every year spent keeping up with social media. I was absolutely appalled at this and decided to change that right away.

I deleted everything, all my social media platforms from my phone. (I did keep Snapchat because it is the only way I can communicate with my roommates and I like being safe, I dropped my streaks though.) I recorded some of the observations I made over the next thirty days.

This experience has changed my outlook on social media, and before you call me crazy, I dare you to try it for yourself.

Everything about this experience has been good. I learned so much about myself and the hold social media had on my life. I won't be going back to using it the way I was, no way. I highly encourage everyone in the modern world of technology to try this experiment. I can honestly say, I feel more present in every moment now and I plan on keeping it that way.