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Quitters can win after all.

September 29, 2015 Marie 1 Comment

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Today I’m listening to my feelings. Today I’m following my heart and quitting a good portion of the internet.

 

I’ve just deactivated Facebook. I uninstalled Instagram. I removed GoodReads. I’m close to closing G+, too.

 

For far too long I have held onto these places. Any time I vented my frustrations with social media I was met with a chorus of praises for it. It helps me keep in touch with family, they’d cry. And while that’s probably true for many, it often felt like I was being told my feelings were wrong. It felt like everyone thought I was crazy for disliking it so much. And, so, I stuck around and let the feelings of others dictate my actions.

 

But not today, and not anymore. Today I’m going off my own wishes and making changes in my life for my own happiness rather than those of others. The internet is a great place to hide from real life, but we all have to face it eventually.

And, it turns out, you can be a quitter and win after all.

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  1. atheisthomesteader says

    October 5, 2015 at 12:16 am

    Hey, I was wondering what happened to you when I saw you weren’t in the homesteading group anymore. Hope you have a good break from the internet. If you want to exchange addresses for actual letter writing or postcard swaps or whatever… let me know. I totally understand your frustration, especially with facebook. Good luck. Hopefully we’ll see you around again someday.

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