Day One Without Social Media: What I Learned

16 Feb 2026 #misc #experiments

Yesterday I began an week-long experiment: no social media, no feeds. I’m writing this at the end of the first day of the experiment.

Here’s what I noticed after one day without social media:

#1. Start with an intention. Usually before working, I check my email and log into Medium and other accounts to reply to comments. Today I didn’t need a website blocker since I started with an intention: no social media.

#2. Read more. I filled the slot before working with a book. I picked Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier. Then after lunch, instead of scrolling, I kept reading another book. Yes, I read more than one book at once—One strategy to read more books.

#3. Time for side projects. With the extra time, I worked on my February book project. The first draft is ready. And after a day’s break, I’m now editing it.

#4. An alarm as reminder. The other day, I found out about the 3-alarm method. I’m using it to remind me of a “Do Nothing” time to embrace boredom.