Back from break - Some insights I have
I just got back from my 30 day break from reddit and my biggest take away is that you need self-control and not to take things too seriously. It's probably already been said but taking the break helped me realize it.
I learned I did not need to check reddit all the time. I don't need to know what's happening on here. I am not missing out on anything crucial. I do not need redditors' opinions. Reddit is not truly "the front page of the internet." Not everyone is on it or cares about what's being said on it. My life is perfectly fine without it.
My life can be fine with it too, if I know when to call it quits for the day (no more hours spent on it) and not allow myself to get "triggered" or sucked into arguments. I know this is definitely hard for me because sometimes you see something you feel you absolutely need to respond to and it turns into an argument. Or you're on the receiving end and someone comes at you with some BS.
Arguing does nothing. It isn't productive and doesn't change people's minds. You just unnecessarily exchanged heated words with some rando who probably lives thousands of miles away from you. Neither of you got anything out of it and your lives are still the same.
Similarly, you might see some provocative post and feel you need to click on it but you don't. Just scroll past or hide it. You don't need to be sucked into that. Or you might see a random comment that upsets you (in my case, I am particularly sensitive to prejudice comments). Just breathe and again scroll past or hide or report. Don't focus on it. You don't have to let it get under your skin. Doesn't matter if it has a billion upvotes or glided. It's just words on a screen from an anonymous person. Upvotes are just virtual points.
It's easy to get sucked back into your old habits and mentality, so you just got to keep working on it. I think I will start taking regular monthly or weekly breaks.
https://redd.it/pas14r
@r_nosurf
I just got back from my 30 day break from reddit and my biggest take away is that you need self-control and not to take things too seriously. It's probably already been said but taking the break helped me realize it.
I learned I did not need to check reddit all the time. I don't need to know what's happening on here. I am not missing out on anything crucial. I do not need redditors' opinions. Reddit is not truly "the front page of the internet." Not everyone is on it or cares about what's being said on it. My life is perfectly fine without it.
My life can be fine with it too, if I know when to call it quits for the day (no more hours spent on it) and not allow myself to get "triggered" or sucked into arguments. I know this is definitely hard for me because sometimes you see something you feel you absolutely need to respond to and it turns into an argument. Or you're on the receiving end and someone comes at you with some BS.
Arguing does nothing. It isn't productive and doesn't change people's minds. You just unnecessarily exchanged heated words with some rando who probably lives thousands of miles away from you. Neither of you got anything out of it and your lives are still the same.
Similarly, you might see some provocative post and feel you need to click on it but you don't. Just scroll past or hide it. You don't need to be sucked into that. Or you might see a random comment that upsets you (in my case, I am particularly sensitive to prejudice comments). Just breathe and again scroll past or hide or report. Don't focus on it. You don't have to let it get under your skin. Doesn't matter if it has a billion upvotes or glided. It's just words on a screen from an anonymous person. Upvotes are just virtual points.
It's easy to get sucked back into your old habits and mentality, so you just got to keep working on it. I think I will start taking regular monthly or weekly breaks.
https://redd.it/pas14r
@r_nosurf