Happy New Year! I hope this blog post finds you and brings you joy, insight, and/or action steps for defeating the Diabolical Forces in the Universe (DFUs).
I didn't tell anyone, but...on Christmas Eve 2025, I started a complete and total social and mainstream media (SMSM) fast. Like HARDCORE. No news media. No Facebook. No anything. I even avoided my usual sociopolitical podcasts (not hard, since most of them went on hiatus for the entire holiday week). It was exhilarating! There was a slight withdrawal period of about two days, with some cravings and a smidge of anxiety. But I was logged out of the apps and since it was a holiday, I had a lot of other fun and positive activities to redirect my mind/body to. I sustained this SMSM fast all the way through the start of the New Year (2026) and I did not check Facebook at all until today (1/1/26). And I only checked it today because my marriage and family therapy business does a lot of its outreach and networking through Facebook and I wanted to quickly scan through and see if anything was actionable (not surprisingly...nothing was!).
Well, I had a pretty decent 2025, largely free from toxic people and drama (most of which only have access to me through SMSM). 2026 looks to be even better. My goal is to fast from SMSM for the entire year, with the exception of the first day of each month, when I'll do a one time scan/purge of Facebook. I'll still listen to my podcasts during Peloton workouts. But those are time limited.
OK, have a good year. Bye!
Fin.
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