Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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This video is about why I quit social media for a year (also known as a digital sabbatical or a social media detox) and what I learned when I left social media.
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→SOCIAL MEDIA

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→SUMMARY

Some of the benefits of quitting social media include:
- increased productivity
- increased creativity
- less distraction, more ability to think deeply
- happier (forces you to stop comparing your “behind the scenes” to everyones highlight reels)

The outline of this video:
1. Why I Quit
2. “Why Don’t You Just Control Your Usage”
3. What I Learned
4. How I Manage Social Media Now

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→CREDITS

Background Music: "Resignation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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