How To Avoid Social Media Addiction
When you come out of this social media trap, life opens new possibilities and opportunities, for you to take full advantage of.
It now seems that all teens are either stuck to their phones, or longing for the next moment they will get to open Instagram. All just to see how many followers, or likes they have got. This almost seems like the new normal for most families, teachers, public society, and most of all, teens. Now these conclusions don’t just apply to teens, they apply to anyone who has fallen into this sneaky trap. Something that social media companies are dying for you to fall into. I personally have never fallen into this deadly trap, and can teach you how to come out, in 3 steps.
In a blog post on https://mediakix.com/ a writer has written this.
“210 Million People Are Estimated To Suffer From Internet & Social Media Addictions. Internet and social media addictions continue to grow as our dependence on technology increases. Estimates posit that over 210 million people suffer from internet and social media addictions worldwide.”
To put this into perspective, the average Untied States population is 330 Million people. 210 Million is about 63% of all U.S population. This can, and has, a huge effect on society as a whole.
Step 1: Acknowledge it. The biggest mistake that you can make is not realizing that you are “addicted.” You have to turn on your phone, check out how much time you are spending on these apps, and realize it, don’t just ignore this. Just shielding this will give you momentary satisfaction, however you are just covering up the problem, not fixing it. Once you’ve done this, you have already fought half of the battle.
Now that you have hopefully got Step 1 down, let’s move on to the next step.
Step 2: Track. This step will be the hardest to follow. It may also seem unnecessary. However, this is an important step in this process. At the end of everyday, go to your settings and check how much time you spent on every social media app. Put those numbers in a calculator, and add them up to see your total time spent. Then write this number down on either your device or on a piece of paper. Do this everyday, and aim for a less amount of time the next day. Even if that is by a few minutes. Don’t go for huge amounts of deduction at first, that just won’t sustain, rather take it slow until you start seeing a significant difference.
Step 3: Reward. Here comes the easy part. Don’t forget to reward yourself. The human tendency is to expect reward after hard work. So don’t forget this, it is also an important step to stay motivated. Don’t go into a 100% social media free life until you are ready to. Big jumps too soon will result in you not being able to hold that for too long, and eventually quitting. This process is supposed to take anywhere from a months time to a few. So don’t rush anything.
With all that being said, I don’t think that social media is a 100% bad thing. It can be used for a social life and to know more people. Nonetheless, just like everything else, too much is also bad. So try to limit yourself, and the world is yours.
