I’ve been thinking a lot about my use of the internet and it’s associated tools and apps lately. I’ve never been the biggest fan of social media, but since roughly 2015 I’ve found myself getting drawn into the online conversation more and more, so much so that I’ve recently realised I may have a little bit of an addiction.
A few days ago someone suggested Catherine Price’s book How to Break Up with Your Phone. (The irony of the fact that it was suggested because I follow that person on Twitter is not lost on me). It made me realise that I need to take a long hard look at my social media and mobile phone usage and make some changes.
As such, like others before me, I’ve decided to take a month long sabbatical from social media, for the month of October. This may prove difficult, as I am attending WordCamp Johannesburg at the end of the month, and the need to live tweet stuff will be strong, but it’s as good a time as any to see if I really can do it. Hopefully it will allow me to change my internet habits and spend more time on things that matter.
In the meantime, I hope to blog more here during the course of the month, which will automatically be shared to my social media accounts. So if you want to converse with me online, feel free to leave a comment on one of my blog posts, email me (my name at gmail) or find me in the various Slack channels I hang out in.
Until the 1st of November then…
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