I took a 1-year hiatus from social media and this is what I learned.

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About a year ago, I made the choice to unplug from social media. I deleted the apps from my phone, logged out of the accounts from my desktop. I considered deleting my profiles altogether, but chose instead to practice some limit of self-control — I would continue knowing the digital version of me existed out there, but I was going to hit the snooze button for the…