Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

I was talking to a friend of mine who is doing a semi-social media break, which I think is so cool.

I deleted the app, the Instagram app from my phone. I believe it was for a couple of

months. I thought I just do it for a few days, but then I loved it so much. I just kept going.

And she, because she does rely on social media a bit more for her business, my business isn't

social media dependent. She is using it, but using it in a far more measured conscious way.

So not using it first thing in the morning, right?

Not reaching for the phone, which is what many people do.

Not constantly using it as a default in any situation where you might be bored or

you've got to wait for a second.

And not just kind of scrolling mindlessly but using it with intention. I think she's calling it a semi social media

break which I think is really cool. It's Laura Belgrade. By the way, she's been sharing about this

on Instagram too and to her email list. And I love it. I think it's so healthy, especially if you don't want to have a

complete break, right? It doesn't mean you have to go all the way or no way. There's this gorgeous

midway spot that can work for you too. And I was sharing with her my thoughts on social media

specifically and she said, you should do a pot about that. And so here I am, sharing with you.

This is how I see something like social media if you're not conscious. In fact, the author Matt

Haig, who wrote The Midnight Library, Reasons to Stay Alive, he's an incredible bestselling

author. He struggled with many

addictions, substance addictions in his past, and he said social media was the hardest thing

to kick, the hardest thing to quit. Isn't that fascinating? Of all the things that loop us in,

and you know these connotationsations that we have if someone's

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