Post and Ghost can Change Your Life

By Phyllis – Guest Contributor for Alpha Talk

Post and Ghost Can Change Your Life

Ever find yourself saying you are going to spend “just 10 minutes” on an app and an hour goes by? Or 2? What about when you post something and promise yourself you “won’t check it” and you do? What if you had a new approach? A way that you can cut down the noise, save time, and stay focused on what matters most.

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The Post and Ghost Method

Here’s how “post and ghost” works. You delete the app. Yes, that is where it really starts. Delete the app – IG, Facebook, TikTok, etc—and reinstall it once a week or every few weeks. When you reload it on your phone, you can post, check messages, and yes, watch those hilarious reels. You can give yourself 5 min, 20 min, or even an hour to do this. But over 30 minutes is dangerous territory. You may find yourself feeling drained. Why is this bad? Because reading your Bible is the last thing you want to do when you are tired and overstimulated.

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Why This Matters

Spending less time online leaves room for more revelation and less information. According to 1 Kings 19:12, “After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” Information is readily available and loud, but revelation is quiet. When you post and ghost, you make room for more. You go back less and less. At times, you may even forget.

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How to Apply Post and Ghost

If you need social media for networking, post and ghost can still work. Here’s how:

• Post your item or check messages. This can include new posts, replies, etc.
• Ghost. Delete your app, and forget it.
• Go back a week or two later to check on things.

What happens when you go back? You may spend 5–10 minutes, or 30 minutes. But that’s not so bad, once a week or every few weeks. Let’s look at it this way – an hour a day on IG, 7 days a week is 7 hours a week. An hour a week is 1 hour. We can allot ourselves some grace for that. Our ultimate goal is 0, and prayer and structure helps support that.

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When Post and Ghost Isn’t Enough

If you find yourself going back often, less than a week, and deleting and reinstalling the app within days, you may have more going on inside than Post and Ghost can help with. Talk to the Lord. Otherwise, happy posting and ghosting!

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Alpha Identity Insight

This message aligns with the Alpha Identity Index in the following ways:

• ✔️ Identity Health – Encourages healthier boundaries for spiritual and emotional alignment.
• ✔️ Potential Impact – Helps leaders and creatives reclaim time for influence and purpose.
• ✔️ Marketplace Value – Models integrity by stewarding attention well in a distracted culture.
• ✔️ Revenue Readiness – Protects mental clarity so financial and professional decisions flow from focus, not fatigue.

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