Bridger Pennington stopped using social media by filming videos, having an assistant post them, and keeping his phone for work only. He deleted the apps from his personal device and says his happiness shot up and he's more present with his kids. Physical separation from the phone was the one thing that actually worked.
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All right, I might be off social media for good. And I'm saying this on social media, but like I might be done. I'm like done with this. Now I'm still going to post, but I've been doing an experiment where I just film videos. I send it to my assistant who then posts it for me. So I don't have to be on my phone and scrolling and checking and looking at comments and likes and like all that stuff. It has been such a great— put this in a mental health book of just like unlocking from the matrix of like, like I don't want it on my phone all day when I'm with my kids, when I'm like hanging out. I don't know. It's been amazing. Huge recommendation is like delete all the I used to delete it and download the app. I have now a separate device I post from, and then if I'm not posting, it's— I said the device is at my office. If you've noticed, I haven't really been posting on the weekends. It's because the device is at the office that I post from. And so, dude, what an unlock. I was like, if I don't conquer this now, I probably never will. Like, I'm never— if I don't figure this out today, it's just gonna get harder over time. So that's my suggestion: delete the app. Only use it if you need it on. And for me, it's like part of my work. So we do it at work. But anyways, I'm saying this on the app, tell you to get off the apps. But what an unlock, man. I think the happiness levels go up, just vibes are up. I don't know, maybe I'm out of touch now, but it kind of feels good to be out of touch with that. Go touch some grass or some cement, I guess, if you're me right now.
