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I Quit Instagram
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I Quit Instagram

No more crying over a social media platform.
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I finally did it.

After years of wrestling with Instagram and trying to figure out how to use it in a way that supports my work without making me want to die, I have left the platform professionally.

I tried to outsource it.

I tried only posting promotional content.

I tried only posting personal content.

I tried content buckets and content maps and content plans and content repurposing systems.

And while I have made plenty of money from these hacks, none of them have solved the problem: my work relationship to Instagram is fundamentally addictive and dangerous.

In this episode of The Think Piece Podcast, I tell the story of what finally pushed me over the edge.

Whether you are challenged by Instagram, some other social media platform, or have a relationship to a person, offer, business, or place that makes you feel powerless, I hope this episode helps you provoke a change in your life—or at least feel less alone.

I’d love to hear from you in the comments: How are you feeling about social media personally? Are you as sick as I am of talking about it? Where are you cultivating your passion and ambition outside of work and social media? How are you *gulp* making friends these days?

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