Social media breaks and why you should take them

Taking a break from social media or detaching for a period can improve your quality of life.

Reducing social media time can increase user awareness while improving mood and focus.

Stepping away from online life can help one be fully present in the moment and focus on their day-to-day life with limited distractions.

This hiatus can allow one to reconnect with themselves, the people around them, and the physical world.

Here are tips on how to take a social media break:

• Limit Your social media time: exercising self-control with media usage can have a positive impact on your life.
• Monitor your social-media engagement: consider downloading an app or software on your smartphone and other devices to track daily/weekly time spent on social media platforms.
• Schedule your social-media activity: plan your (non-work related) online activity by setting a specific time frame for engagement.
• Turn off notifications: this strategy can be useful in curbing the urge to look at and reply to the constant flow of message alerts.
• Disconnect before bedtime: charge your phone or other devices away from your nightstand or mute notifications. This action will help you avoid any distractions or temptations.
• Increase face-to-face interactions: focusing on your current relationships, reaching out to friends and relatives, enhancing your social (in-person) life, volunteering, and so forth can foster a healthier mindset, boost your mood, and leave you feeling more satisfied.
• Focus on offline activities: Stepping off social media can ignite your interest in new endeavours and therefore lead to a fulfilling existence.