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Five things you can do to manage your social media addiction and regain control of your life
It is a challenge for all of us
You can believe it, you can deny it, but social media has an addictive character to it, and I am only waiting until something blows up via strong regulation or a business model change.
The recent movie, The Social Dilemma, portrayed all of this. The funny thing is that Netflix, which produced the documentary, has its own history: its CEO once said that Netflix’s most important competitor was sleep.
I have personally been thinking about this for a while and have done things like deleting my Facebook profile twice, counted my daily time on social media, and also suffered from anxiety as I realized one day that whenever there was something bothering me or worrying me, I would open Facebook. Have you asked yourself that question?
The next time you become suddenly anxious about something that worries you or about something you are afraid of, watch if you open up a social media platform in that moment.
After experimenting with different methods of reducing my addiction to and time spent on social media (and unproductive email), I have come up with five tips that will certainly help you.
