One Thing I Unlearned And Learned For My Growth This First Half Of 2026 - LOH #296

1️⃣ What is one thing you’ve unlearned in the first half of the year that improved your life? It could be a habit, a mindset, or a direction you were heading in. If you haven’t unlearned anything, what is one thing you learned during this time that has made your life better?

Have you ever found yourself in some habits that you get engulfed in that you may likely not notice what's going on around you nor hear when your name is being called? One that you spend a lot of time in, that prevents you from moving forward without knowing it's even a big problem? Nor do you even give a thought about it? Have you?

That was my reality few years before 2026

I had often indulged in scrolling social media for hours. Once I manage to update my products on my status, I'm off to Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Jumping from one trending news or celebrity gossip or the other. I could spend 3-4 hours on social media till my phone's battery drained, hehehe. As funny as this may sound it was a huge problem but I never saw it as one then.

Thank goodness for the Hive community and the amazing people here. The weekly Monday “share your goals” challenge at the We Are Alive Community helped me a great deal. I became more intentional about my activities online for me to achieve my goals for the week.I made a decision to take full control of the contents I consume. Reducing the time I spent there and controlling the algorithm.

It's amazing and magical how this shaped me. To see that the same place where I wasted a lot of time is where I learned how I could stop irrelevant contents from appearing on my space which I never knew existed, because of one singular intentional.decision I made. I started gaining value with little time spent there, unlike what it used to be.

Looking back now with deeper reflection, I could say that this half time of the year has been awesome and I'm really happy with myself now because every time spent was on purpose and productive. Knowing that I've unlearned an old negative habit and learned something positive that has improved me greatly. This is a testament that the rest of the year would be super amazing.

This is my response to the prompt by @merit.ahama at Ladies of Hive community weekly contest. Join here, if interested.

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