I quit social media for 10 days (and drove into the desert)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I'm sat here in an enormous Mongolian purple fur coat because it makes me feel cunty and confident as fuck. And that's just how I want to be today.
Good fucking morning. Welcome to the Florence Givens show. So in today's episode, I'm going to talk about how I spent 10 days off social media, not even a little cheeky scroll on the toilet.
What inspired the decision to quit social media for 10 days?
10 straight days. Here are the receipts to prove it. And the only reason I broke my 10-day streak was to message my hairdresser on Instagram because I had a movie premiere in Hollywood and I needed my roots done. I don't have his number. So I unbricked my phone. And you need a physical device to do this, to unblock your social media apps. I unbricked my phone once I got back from the desert. So I did my 10 day social media fast in the desert, came back to LA, unbricked my phone to message my hairdresser to get my roots done and then bricked it again and spent another six days offline. So it's technically over two weeks offline, but for transparency, I did break the 10 day streak to message my hairdresser.
So I spent 10 days offline and in the desert by myself. I drove myself to the desert in Joshua Tree. God, America is so beautiful. It's so stunning there. And I spent a week in the desert, 10 days off social media, and it completely fucking reset my nervous system. I have been so stressed because I didn't have an apartment. And I completely underestimated how unsettling it is to move to the other side of the world. Not only on my circadian rhythm, my body getting used to sleep, but getting used to the culture here. I've had to adjust myself to America's Feng Shui. Like the way everything works here is different. And I love it. It's crazy and beautiful and nuts and just magnificent. And I love America. I love the people in California.
I fucking love people in LA. I love it here so much. But that doesn't mean there's not going to be an adjustment. And I also didn't have an apartment. I was living in a hotel. Which was like this beautiful furnished place. Absolutely stunning. I woke up every morning, went up to the rooftop of this building and blew a kiss to the Hollywood sign before beginning my day. Like, it's been the most beautiful time of my life. And... deeply unsettling as well and my body has she's been adjusting to everything and I was overworking myself also with the with the podcast last year I didn't have a team yet so I was assembling the powerpuff girls that are now the fucking amazing women on my podcast team and before I found them
I was recording, recording, recording, recording because I was getting really fed up with myself not starting a podcast. I've wanted to start a podcast for years. And obviously my advice to anyone that wants to do it is just fucking do it. And that's exactly what I did. I recorded all of these episodes while I was staying in this place that you've seen me film in, like all of my episodes. And I had this catalog of maybe 20 recorded episodes that And then I found my producer. And then I found my video editor who lives in Tokyo. And so we were doing a long distance communication thing for so long. And that was really stressful. And we figured that out now. But I had been going so, so, so, so fast without the infrastructure and rituals and routine in my life to sustain it.
The difference between all of my output that I've been doing in LA versus my output in London that... was still pretty ambitious, to be honest. Like I pop out a book every two fucking years and deadlines are stressful. And I was also doing podcasts when I was in London and book tours and events and all this sort of stuff and managing a team. It was a lot still. I am, I say this all the time, I am an ambitious woman that has dreams bigger than her human limits. And it's something I'm always wrestling with. And I'm just learning to regain the trust of my body. Okay. So I felt myself burning out and I took myself to Joshua Tree and I rented a car, a big fucking car, an SUV, which is just so funny. Can you imagine me in a modern car?
I feel like the only car I truly belong in is a Mercedes SL.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:09
2
What inspired the decision to quit social media for 10 days?
1:09–10:47
3
What experiences did the host have during their time in the desert?
10:47–15:58
4
How did the host's relationship with social media change after the break?
15:58–21:09
5
What insights did the host gain about their personal and professional life?
21:09–22:09
6
What lessons does the host share about managing social media use?
22:09–26:18
7
How did the host's environment impact their mental state?
26:18–43:14
8
What challenges did the host face while traveling alone?
43:14–53:17