As someone having gone through that exact transition: It is possible, you just have to do it. The “I can’t” is all in your mind, unless your job is directly de

As someone having gone through that exact transition: It is possible, you just have to do it. The “I can’t” is all in your mind, unless your job is directly dependent on it (ie recruiter). Tell your messenger friends that you are closing your account and now reachable by phone call/email/sms/paper mail only, close your twitter, Facebook, etc, just do it. Does it come at the cost of losing “networking” and similar intangibles, and having fewer people asking you to hang out (because let’s be real, there will be parties that people organize solely via Facebook that you might not hear about)? Yes it does. You will miss on opportunities, and you might lose friends. Is what you get in return worth it? Many people do feel that it is, but that’s really for you to decide. But if you believe it’s worth it for you, you just gotta rip off the bandaid.