Five reasons quitting social media as an artist has made me happier, healthier and more creative
I've been off social media a year now. The only thing I'm posting to is YouTube, and that's really so anyone who wishes to purchase my work can see me making things. Unlike a lot of people who leave social platforms and go back, I don't want to. I hadn't been happy for some time, but like a lot of artists I felt I had to be doing it. Had to be getting my stuff out there for the world, had to be hustling, had to have a presence. I think social media had the potential to be great for connecting people, but it seems to have reached a tipping point and it's all got a bit rubbish; platforms are demanding of our time, there's poor behaviour from users, and it's becoming more documented how bad it can be for mental wellbeing. The tipping point for me personally came when I adopted my rescue dog Riley. Like many animals that have been given up he comes with a large amount of issues, and needs a lot of time. He's half husky so he needs a lot of exercise to
