Instagram – Sadie

“A couple of years ago my mom got me Chatbooks for Christmas,” she began. For reference, Chatbooks compiles your Instagram photos into a physical photo album. Sadie continued, “I was so embarrassed because my whole book was all selfies, but no captions. I was like, is this literally what I defined my year as like just photos of myself with not even nothing to go with that?”

Sadie’s book begins with a situation you may have found yourself in before: staring at your phone screen with the message, “Are you sure you want to delete Instagram?” If you’ve ever contemplated taking a break from social media or signing off altogether, I think you’ll appreciate Sadie’s reasons and approach to stepping back.