{"id":972,"date":"2017-06-01T12:26:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.gcschool.org\/gracegazette\/?p=972"},"modified":"2017-06-01T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:26:45","slug":"try-deleting-snapchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/try-deleting-snapchat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Try Deleting Snapchat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever considered deleting your Snapchat app? I dare you to break that 300 day streak (the amount of days in a row you and another person have snapchatted) you have been working so hard for so long to maintain, and try deleting the app for at least 24 hours. During spring break I realized how much time I was wasting on my vacation by just being on my phone. It is like a vacuum where I can get lost for hours and can cause me to be completely unaware of my surroundings. From constantly sending stupid pictures to friends to watching people\u2019s stories \u00a0and even reading numerous articles from the Discover page, my two week break was passing before my eyes. <\/span><\/p>\n

After break, I said goodbye to my numerous 300+ day streaks and deleted Snapchat for about three weeks. While the first few days were somewhat difficult as I experienced major FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), I can honestly say that after the first few days I completely forgot that the application even existed, and my constant urge to check my device withered. As I had a crush of major academic assignments and my SAT that month, the adjustment allowed me to spend time doing more important things than be consumed by distractions. For a while, ridiculously long Snapchat streaks were something I would brag about; they symbolized extreme dedication. Now, long Snapchat streaks make me disappointed and somewhat embarrassed. The streaks reveal that I have been on Snapchat for X amount of consecutive days when there are so many other interesting and important events that I am missing out on.<\/span><\/p>\n

One might say, that since the application is so popular, it acts as a great platform for communicating with friends. While it is true Snapchat is a very convenient medium to talk to people, why not send a message, FaceTime, or even plan time to see those who really matter to you in person? As summer is around the corner, I have downloaded Snapchat again, but I am now much more conscious of when and why I am using or checking my phone instead of blindly wasting time. For example, at places like parties, concerts, or out to meals, I will try to not be consumed by wanting to share photos or checking on what my friends are up to and instead enjoy the moments I am experiencing. I am now aware when I use the app and how much time I am spending on it – and if that time is worth being wasted. So, have I convinced you to take on my challenge and delete Snapchat for 24 hours? You may like the mental freedom so much that you will even want to omit the app for even longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever considered deleting your Snapchat app? I dare you to break that 300 day streak (the amount of days in a row you and another person have snapchatted)… Continue reading “Why You Should Try Deleting Snapchat”<\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[123,126,149],"appful":[],"class_list":["post-972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions","tag-opinion","tag-phones","tag-snapchat"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9uEnr-fG","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=972"},{"taxonomy":"appful","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/appful?post=972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}