30-Day Social Media Break Recap

Hey 👋

On 2nd May 2025, I decided to hit pause on social media.

Why

Honestly? I was doom-scrolling way too much. Short-form content, endless tweets, random memes. I was spending hours glued to my phone. It wasn’t just wasting time, it was messing with my focus, attention span, reading habits, and even how I observed things around me. I wrote about how social media was draning me, give it a read. All that dopamine is Cheap and short-lived.

Also, X has just gotten too noisy lately. Instead of learning something new or feeling inspired, I was walking away with more negative thoughts than positive ones. So I decided: enough is enough. Logged out. No more Insta reels. No more tweets.

What I actually did in those 30 days?

During my 30 days break I logged to twitter twice to reply to an important DM. Checked instagram weekly but 0 post and comment.

1 . ✅ Passed the Life in the UK test and got my ILR.

2 . ✅ Made some long pending updates to my website.

3 . ✅ Finished DDIA book. Check my YouTube video

4 . ✍️ Wrote 10 blogs (yup, TEN!)

5 . 📹 Recorded a few YouTube videos

6 . 🎨 Completed a few art projects

7 . 🛠️ Hosting a React Native project (still work in progress)

Phew!! Not bad, right?

How did it feel?

Amazing, honestly. I was way more present. If I was watching TV, I was actually watching it, not juggling five tabs and checking Twitter. My attention improved, my phone battery lasted longer (lol), and I stopped getting that annoying “itch” to check notifications every 10 minutes. Walks and drives became peaceful. I was looking around, not down at a screen.

What about health and personal life?

1 . No phone-checking first thing in the morning

2 . No endless scrolling before bed

3 . Slept better

4 . Felt calmer

Personal wins?

1 . Watched two movies at the theatre (yes, that is an achievement after 30s and in the OTT era!)

2 . Took nature walks

3 . Caught up with friends and family — offline

4 . Did some gardening

5 . Re-started learning Japanese

Basically lived more offline than online — and it felt so good

Will I do this again?

Absolutely.