how to use social media and your phone in a positive way
if you want to improve or change an aspect of your life it takes your commitment to be consistent and make real changes. to start, take a piece of paper and answer these questions that will help you have a greater focus and be aware of what you want to change.
how much time are you dedicating to social media?
is it taking up your time?
what would you like to do with that time?
how much time would you like to spend on social media?
what content do you follow?
do you follow content that you consider harmful to you?
instead, what would you like to follow more? (for example, accounts that inspire you or help you to improve, can be about cooking or some hobby you have)
what app do you use most often?
how long do you use your phone?
would you like to use it less?
what habits/hobbies would you like to spend more time on?
now that you are more aware of this issue and how it may be affecting your life i'll share some tips to help you make your social media more secure and use it more positively.
stop following those accounts that are not giving you anything positive.
start following profiles of people who really inspire you or teach you something, for example about the topics you are interested in or the kind of person you would like to become and take them as an example.
set a time limit on the use of these applications, i.e. about 15 minutes a day for example. you can do this from the app itself or from "settings" on your phone.
follow positive content that resonates with you such as people sharing affirmations, success stories or even motivational speeches.
don't use your phone first thing in the morning or last thing at night.
download productivity apps on your phone, such as daylio, notion, habit, etc. with which you can log your days, have a record of your habits or even use them as to-do lists, there are many more of these types.
"i am" is an app that sends you positive affirmations every hour as a notification, it will help you to be centered.
if you do any activity leave your phone somewhere else or even if you are on the bus don't be stuck on your phone, allow yourself to enjoy the present moment.
use the internet to search for information on topics that interest you, either on youtube, blogs, podcasts…
block people or words that you know are not bringing you anything positive.
spend more time cultivating yourself instead of focusing on a world that doesn't exist in social media.
other things to consider.
what we see on social media doesn't have to be real, even if it is, don't compare yourself with those people. on the internet, everyone will want to give their best face and that doesn't mean it's reality, it shouldn't affect you either so forget about it and focus on your own path.
the real world is outside and not through a screen. live human experiences and try to do what makes you happiest every day.
on social media and internet we can find a lot of useful information, let that be the main reason why you use it, and stop wasting your time scrolling on tik tok.
the use of social media is not negative, but we have to control what we are consuming and how it is affecting our lives and the time we are spending.
it seems normal to be on the phone all day but this is not beneficial, there are more things to do in the real world and many people say they don't have time to do things when they are really wasting it with their phones.
you can look for information on things that are useful to you but leave your phone aside and start applying them to your life.
leaving all the social media aside has made me feel much better and even more liberated. you don't really need to see what's going on on the internet, because it's not important, there are more important things to live for out there, even more interesting people to meet.
create your world from the experiences you would like to live, the people you would like to share, the person you want to become, and focus on that, which is much more important. in the end, if you don't think about it, it doesn't exist.
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