Thanks for sharing this! If you visit our Instagram page, you’ll see I haven’t posted in a while. Largely this is because the scheduling up went haywire and then I lost momentum. But if I look more deeply, it’s nowhere near as satisfying as engaging with my stack subs all waiting for me in my inbox without ads.
I haven’t made the decision yet because I want to make sure I’m promoting the creatives I feature and a lot of them are there... but each time I see a ‘suggested post’ I just want to throw my phone out of the window.
am in the process of cranking down my instagram usage, its always inspiring and motivating to read positive experiences of it! i can absolutely relate to not wanting to 'perform' anymore and not finding 'sharable' moments
I quit the 'gram 5 months ago to help my antidepressant work better (lol, to be a modern woman). Having been on the app for 8+ years prior, I too was feeling very out of touch with my taste and found myself framing events and places and people in terms of their share-ability, effectively losing my personal experience of and connection to them. As a creative, I find it hard to straddle the line between seeing the work of others as inspiring vs completely informative of what I 'should' or 'could' be doing/making. Instagram became a portal to lose myself in, rather than find connection as it was initially for me. Whether I'll ever return, I'm not sure - but I find it comforting that you & so many other folks are getting more honest about their relationship to it and taking time to sit with themselves again. Really is a wild time to be alive.
This resonated with me a lot. I too have been on instagram for 10 years and have faced many ups and downs with my attachment to the platform. Once I decided I was only using it for business, I was able to set boundaries for myself around how I show up on the platform and how often. I feel like instagram is like a big shopping mall full of ads targeted to make you feel this sense of lack and scarcity. I'm glad you were able to make this decision for yourself and have stepped away from being a 'performer' so to speak. xoo
Thanks for sharing this! If you visit our Instagram page, you’ll see I haven’t posted in a while. Largely this is because the scheduling up went haywire and then I lost momentum. But if I look more deeply, it’s nowhere near as satisfying as engaging with my stack subs all waiting for me in my inbox without ads.
I haven’t made the decision yet because I want to make sure I’m promoting the creatives I feature and a lot of them are there... but each time I see a ‘suggested post’ I just want to throw my phone out of the window.
am in the process of cranking down my instagram usage, its always inspiring and motivating to read positive experiences of it! i can absolutely relate to not wanting to 'perform' anymore and not finding 'sharable' moments
I quit the 'gram 5 months ago to help my antidepressant work better (lol, to be a modern woman). Having been on the app for 8+ years prior, I too was feeling very out of touch with my taste and found myself framing events and places and people in terms of their share-ability, effectively losing my personal experience of and connection to them. As a creative, I find it hard to straddle the line between seeing the work of others as inspiring vs completely informative of what I 'should' or 'could' be doing/making. Instagram became a portal to lose myself in, rather than find connection as it was initially for me. Whether I'll ever return, I'm not sure - but I find it comforting that you & so many other folks are getting more honest about their relationship to it and taking time to sit with themselves again. Really is a wild time to be alive.
This resonated with me a lot. I too have been on instagram for 10 years and have faced many ups and downs with my attachment to the platform. Once I decided I was only using it for business, I was able to set boundaries for myself around how I show up on the platform and how often. I feel like instagram is like a big shopping mall full of ads targeted to make you feel this sense of lack and scarcity. I'm glad you were able to make this decision for yourself and have stepped away from being a 'performer' so to speak. xoo