Marissa Carter has returned to social media after quitting over two months ago.
The woman behind Cocoa Brown tan announced her departure from Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and the likes almost 12 weeks ago, saying that she would see everyone “in real life.”
Carter returned to social media this evening saying that her time away from her phone had taught her a lot of things.
She wrote:
“1) The world doesn’t end when people can’t contact you on s.m (social media).
“2) You can get a lot more sh*t done when you’re not constantly distracted by your phone.
“3) The best friends are the ones who make the time to have a coffee with you in real life.”
“4) Less time spent documenting experiences means more time in the moment enjoying experiences. Quality time with family and friends are enhanced by putting our screens away.
“5) Social media is wonderful. It has the power to connect people in a powerful and positive way but and there’s a big BUT – being over-connected happens easily and it’s important to be aware of how s.m (social media) impacts your well being, relationships, work output and so many other aspects of life.”
Carter added that she did miss watching what her friends were up to and being able to share what she was doing herself.
She originally quit social media saying that her gut “… is telling me it’s time to focus outside my phone screen.”
Today, the entrepreneur hosted the Cocoa Brown Future Leaders forum in Johnstown House Hotel for almost 500 transition year students.
Carter currently has over 111k followers on Instagram.
At the time of writing, her account was on private.
