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But leaving the habit of posting on social media is hard.

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That first requires leaving behind the habit of posting on social media.

That first requires leaving behind the habit of posting on social media.

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Last winter, I did the noble thing and got off social media. I lacked the inner strength to delete my accounts fully, so I settled for removing apps from my phone and enlisting my husband to change my Facebook password. It worked.

I stopped scrolling and liking and generally monitoring the lives of people I do not actually know. I felt better – less inadequate, more present, vaguely morally superior.

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