I Keep Trying to Quit Social Media. Why Is It So Hard to Stay Away?

by Dory MescriolaSeptember 19, 2026

Every now and then, I get the urge to disappear from social media completely. Deactivate everything. Stop scrolling. Stop checking what everyone else is doing. Get my attention back and return to some peaceful version of life where my phone isn’t constantly asking me to look at something. I’ve done it several times. And eventually, I come back. 😅 For a while, I thought that meant I just wasn’t disciplined enough. If I really wanted to quit these platforms, surely...

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You Don’t Need to Be Everywhere to Be Visible Online

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I decided to run a little experiment just a few weeks ago. At the time, as part of this new...

by Dory MescriolaMarch 16, 2026
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Doing What’s Right for You (Even When People Don’t Understand)

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I’ve been receiving emails from a local mentor for a while now, and I usually just skim through them. Recently,...

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by Dory MescriolaMarch 7, 2026
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by Dory MescriolaMarch 3, 2026
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by Dory MescriolaNovember 1, 2025
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by Dory MescriolaSeptember 15, 2025
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by Dory MescriolaSeptember 2, 2025
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Hi friends! It has been a while since I last wrote here. Life and work kept me busy, and honestly,...

by Dory MescriolaSeptember 1, 2025
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How AI Is Changing the Role of Virtual Assistants (And Why It’s a Good Thing)

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by Dory MescriolaJune 10, 2025
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by Dory MescriolaJune 3, 2025
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by Dory MescriolaMay 3, 2025
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by Dory MescriolaJune 29, 2024
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