I have a very large exam in 4 months and with a growing disdain for technology and my phone I feel like I just want to go dark for a while to pursure my goal. Any regrets for people that did this? I have about 3 best friends who I’d always respond and hang out with but many acquantances who I think wouldn’t hurt to spend some time away from.
Men who left friends on read and gave up social events to pursure a goal, how did that go?
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Great. More focus and less stress
I muted my family chat so that I didn’t see texts from my wife, daughter, or son. They just thought I wasn’t responding for a few months until I let it slip that I muted their chat. Everyone laughed, it was fine.
Just let them know “Hey guy, for the next few months I really need to put my nose to the grindstone so I might be a bit of a ghost for a bit.”
Problem solved. Just communicate so they can adjust expectations.
I didn’t have contact with my friends (knew them about 10-15 years back then) when I was abroad for 12 and 6 months. Worked well enough – told them I had to concentrate on other things, and asked them to be understanding. And they were, and are.