Social Media Made You a Bad Friend: Why a 30-Day Detox Won't Fix It | Ep 82

"Is social media rotting my brain?"Why are you even asking?You already know the answer is yes. The real question is, "How crappy a friend is social media making me?"I've been off social media since 2018 and when I got dragged back onto Substack last year, kicking and screaming, what I found there isn't just people with wrecked attention spans — it's people who cannot hold onto the one most important thing you ask for: please respect my disability. Brain rot doesn't just cost you your focus, it costs you your friends. And why does that matter for writers? Being a better friend makes you a better person, which makes you a better creative.This one turned into a rant! If you miss Sophia Chang Show Season 1, hit play.FREE GUIDE — 5 Daily Wellness Habits That Ended 8 Years of Chronic Pain: https://www.sophiachang.com/desk⏰ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Social Media Is Rotting Your Brain — Yes, Really01:13 Can I Fix My Focus From Social Media Brain Rot?02:06 Bad Friends Are on Substack Too03:34 People are Lazy04:43 I Made a Tutorial. It Didn't Help.05:14 No One Cares About Your Disability05:51 "People Don't Read"06:55 30-Day Detoxes Won't Fix It07:15 What's the Solution? Party Like It's 1999💡 IN THIS EPISODE:What happened when I told my entire friend list "if you have my number, we're real friends"The "olds for olds" audio message tutorial I made so nobody would have an excuseWhat my family member said at breakfast that explained the whole thing in three wordsWhy your prefrontal cortex is not coming back in 30 days⭐ BEST QUOTES:"I will give my phone number like it's candy. I will sprinkle it like it's jelly beans. It is not precious to me.""You would think, my God, why? You don't even know these people. Believe me, nobody actually wants to keep in touch. People are very, very lazy. They have their own lives. They're used to their schedules. They don't care.""The one thing that I have noticed the most of is the inability for people to respect my disability."🔗 LINKS I PROMISED YOU:How to Send Audio Messages on iPhone (Not Voicemail!) — the Olds for Olds TutorialTakes 1 minute to learn, and it's an easy way to support your disabled friends. You have no more excuses. Ep 62: Losing Friends from Chronic Illness — Extrovert on Loneliness, Adult Friendship & Social MediaEp 53: 3 Reasons Making Friends is Hard—Because You Make it That Way on AppleOn SpotifyFREE GUIDE — 5 Daily Wellness Habits That Ended 8 Years of Chronic Pain: https://www.sophiachang.com/deskIncludes how I protect my hands, wrists, and eyes at a screen all day with a visual and mobile disability, plus 50% off the Neck Relief Course on DailyFascia and $15 off a 1-on-1 with Erin Tietz.I edit and produce everything on this channel myself, no team. Help me keep creating: ☕ BUY ME A BOBA https://ko-fi.com/sophiachangSophia Chang is a Reese's Book Club LitUp fellow, disabled dancer, and extroverted writer. She hosts The Sophia Chang Show podcast where she shares No B.S. publishing stories and advice she wishes she'd known. Subscribe if you don't want to cry alone. Learn more at: www.sophiachang.comPodcast content is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical, health, or fitness advice.TOPICS:digital minimalism, social media detox, social media brain rot, dopamine detox, attention span, deep work, quitting social media, 30 day social media detox, making friends as an adult, adult friendship, voice messages, audio messaging, accessibility, visual impairment, disabled writer, chronic illness, Substack, Asian American author, traditional publishing, writing community, author platform, digital wellbeing, screen time