No Media? No Success…

The very first day of attempting this challenge was a failure. Habitually, I opened Facebook as soon as the class was over last week. I realized that I did this out of instinct and didn’t even try to avoid it. I promised myself I would close the app and try again but easily found myself checking my email and looking at Youtube videos. I need to access my emails for both work and school, I need to watch Youtube for a class assignment, and I need to do research on Google for more homework. It was inevitable that I’d fail but I was surprised at how quickly it took me to do so! Habitual is the best adjective to describe how I accessed social media. I would pull my phone out and click on Instagram almost immediately, as if I do it every minute of everyday…and after monitoring my habits for the week, I can conclude that this is pretty accurate. This was definitely a tough and failed assignment but there is certainly a lesson learned here. I have deleted my Twitter account and vow to work better on not using social media unless absolutely necessary. And yes. I do NEED to use social media apps like Instagram for work purposes, so it is necessary at times. But I have already slowed my usage of Facebook, and to me that small step is a step towards self-victory.

Hannah Khoury