Social Media Detox
Like most detox programs, this one was not initially my choice. No, I was not dragged away from my laptop by white-clad brutes who strong armed me into a secure but nondescript van. Nor was I happily driven out to the country, realizing (only too late) that this wasn’t the park or the zoo, but instead a hospital with barred windows and no wifi. There was no intervention. Tears were not shed. It was much simpler and in many ways symbolic of why this issue is so important.
My family needed me. I had to be present both physically and mentally. Everything else could wait.
Although I am a vocal proponent of the wonderful benefits that social media can afford, I must emphatically suggest that each of us consider a dose of detoxification. Here’s why:
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