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Why I Quit Social Media
George Babakhanov
Dec 15, 2025 · 1 min read
Full blog content here about my journey removing social media and YouTube from my phone.
The constant dopamine hits were destroying my ability to focus deeply on anything meaningful. After a full year, the benefits have been substantial: deeper focus, more presence in conversations, and surprisingly less FOMO than expected.
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George Babakhanov
George Babakhanov is an engineer working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, systems, and real-world infrastructure. He builds reliable AI-driven systems, from model training and automation pipelines to fault-tolerant software and hardware integration. His work focuses on making complex systems understandable, deployable, and useful.