Right now I am attempting to detox or strictly limit online activity by disconnecting my Internet for 2 whole months. I have downloaded what I could to pad the time and have gotten around more to do things I kept putting off.
So far, what I am not liking about it, is that the only way I have internet now is mobile since my phone has a plan. I. hate. the. mobile. experience. There is a reason I have always treated all of my phones as just communication devices as meant to be and not just for browsing.
The keyboard interface sucks, keys are too close which are prone for you to make many typing mistakes unless you have autocorrect. And we all know how autocorrect can be. Sometimes things will randomly zip you away from what you are doing like, in the middle of making this, something made my browser get yanked down and I was on the home screen.
Most if not all UIs for websites are shit in mobile. If things act up, welp! You are in for a world of frustration! Being on mobile is really like you are going down a narrow corridor, just trying to get to places and do things. But for every few paces, you have a series of booby traps to deal with and they all fuck you up and leave you pissed off as you try resuming. It’s a fucking trap in of itself.
The plus side of no net? Keeps the social media noise down.
Perhaps limiting your time would be preferable to abstaining completely?
The internet is a requirement for many aspects of life. The mobile or tablet experience is a cumbersome compromise at best. I’d say there’s an argument to be made that using a desktop for required activities would translate to less time spent online overall simply due to the streamlined interface.
When people talk about an “online detox” paying your regular bills usually isnt the sort of activity people are worried about. I personally don’t perceive the value in making this process more difficult for yourself.
Either way, I hope you get what you’re hoping for from your effort.
I ended up in a similar place the first time I quit Facebook. When I went back, I did so far less and pretty much only from a desktop PC. It really balanced things for me at the time. I also hope OP gets what they’re looking for.