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Deleting Instagram brought back the joys of private life
Original: The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram – and embraced the joys of a truly private life
A Guardian writer describes quitting Instagram a year ago, saying the app had made her obsessed with performing for an invisible audience. Since deleting it, she reports that quiet everyday moments feel richer and that living without sharing has restored a sense of privacy and calm.
Why now: Ongoing debate about social media's impact on mental health and attention is prompting interest in personal accounts of quitting platforms.
Evidence
- The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram – and embraced the joys of a truly private life · The Guardian
I’d become obsessed with appealing to my invisible audience. But since I ditched the app a year ago, my quieter moments have taken on brilliant new meaning
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