Day 23 (? I've lost count) reflection: digitisation can, actually bring people closer together. I sent friends an appreciation text this morning over this but there's no escaping the loneliness and the need for real physical interaction. Just being with someone else (thread)

in the same space over coffee rather than hunching down looking at a screen. I am also a big hugger, so this whole keep-1m-away is actually hard for me. I am an extroverted-introvert too, so while I enjoy my own company, I do need real people around (why I love running so much)

I have learnt so much from using social media since the Facebook boom of the mid-noughties. Had my fair share of (costly) mistakes. But that just means I am a real human being behind an account. I also learnt that it's harmful to be too honest - people like nice things

But don't you all just feel grateful that we are stuck in our houses during a time when we can still connect with friends and family halfway across the world via a device? Yes, there are security & privacy concerns but imagine being under MCO/CB/lockdown without social media ?

I experimented by logging off for a grand total of 22.5 days - I found from my badly sampled n of 1 that I felt happier, I connected more in real life & I finished a lot more books. But I was not confined to my four walls and my own head during that time...

I don't know where I am going with this thread but to just note I am grateful for technology. That we can overcome, and that yes, everything will be okay in the end.