I really did have more time on my hands when I quit addictive online platforms. But I missed connecting with friends and discovering unexpected inspiration
‘The more I scrolled, the more all-consuming it became’ … Ammar Kaliayear into the pandemic, in early 2021, I was spending most of my time online. I sat and I scrolled – on– letting the latest horrifying news wash over me, or watching videos of cute animals, or messaging bored friends about our mutual states of crisis.
One morning, I woke up to a notification that one of my social media passwords had been compromised. I swiftly changed it and accepted my phone’s prompt to log me out of all my accounts, just to be safe. Unbeknown to me, I had two-factor authentication enabled on myaccount but now couldn’t get the code I needed to log in because I had to log in to get the code. I was locked out.
Once I got over my fear of missing out, I found I really did have more time on my hands. I read more, focused on my work and tried harder to keep in touch with my friends.But I was getting bored. Setting limits for yourself may give you an illusion of clarity, but life’s joys are often found in the unexpected connections and unplanned moments.
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