And I’m considering never going back.

I mean, I probably will at some point. But for the moment I’m getting exactly what I want from a break, which is… mental space.

It isn’t all perfect bliss, please don’t assume I’ve got it all figured out, haha. One magic app deletion and that’s the secret to happiness! - no. But it does allow me some space in my brain and a feeling of increased privacy.

The tricky thing, of course, is that I’ve long gotten joy from sharing things about myself and my life online with strangers. Strangers who become friends! So I don’t want to go full hermit.

But for now, there is some peace in taking a step back. Deleting the app. Sitting in the quiet that comes to fill it.