This video is about why I quit social media for a year (also known as a digital sabbatical or a social media detox) and what I learned when I left social media. Accompanying article: http://bit.ly/2l29Gx4 __ My Book Recommendations: http://amzn.to/2zf0BE5 __ →SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht Facebook: https://facebook.com/freedomintht Blog: http://freedominthought.com __ →SUMMARY Some of the benefits of quitting social media include: - increased productivity - increased creativity - less distraction, more ability to think deeply - happier (forces you to stop comparing your “behind the scenes” to everyones highlight reels) The outline of this video: 1. Why I Quit 2. “Why Don’t You Just Control Your Usage” 3. What I Learned 4. How I Manage Social Media Now __ →CREDITS Background Music: "Resignation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/