Hello guys, I need to take a break from Lemmy. Lately, I’ve become attached to it, a part of the community (which is probably good). Unfortunately, it triggers fear of missing out (FOMO) lately for me. Don’t get me wrong, Lemmy has become the most wonderful community on the Internet, but this time, I need a break from the Internet. I want to focus on my game development and away-from-keyboard tasks and use the computer less for lurking on the Internet and more for daily tasks.
In addition, I want to test myself how long I will stay away from social networks. I want to understand why community-based social media like Lemmy is addictive, what are the benefits and drawbacks of it, and re-learn how to use the Internet. I’ve set a goal to be inactive on Lemmy for at least 2 weeks, starting from tomorrow, but my journey can last much longer. I am asking for your support in this journey.
What do you think of the problems a perfect social media has I mentioned above?
certainly social media can be addictive, for myself i’ve almost always been able to take on tasks as they come up and not procrastinate but that’s just due to a hate of the feeling of having a task looming. that being said i know there’s times i’ve mindlessly watched tiktok for hours instead of engaging in more productive, meaningful forms of entertainment.