Are you addicted to social media? 4 steps to reclaim your TIME
Do you find that 1hr just flew past and you were scrolling on social media sites/ newsworthy rabbitholes reading (almost anything aimlessly).
If you are like me, I was going site to site reading the same news about President Trump testing positive.
“Brainwash” by David Perlmutter, MD has quick tips to share, using TIME as a checklist.
Whether you are Social Media or TV bingeing, might I add (Korean soap operas), we need to take back the power to control our time usage and avoid tech addiction.
Time restricted – set a timer say 1hr or 10 min to accomplish your goal if you are doing online shopping to restrict the time spent. Tweak the timing until you arrive at one which you can comfortably honour.
Intentional – does it truly benefit you? Is it a good use of your time, be it to relax or do research.
Mindfulness – awareness of how you are using it and being conscious of the way it is making you feel. Incorporate pauses where you question the way you are using the tech and the way it is making you feel. Does it make you feel angry, envious or self conscious?
Enriching – is it a waste of time or helps you understand your world. Does it better you and make you feel more rested and optimistic or just distracted.
David Perlmutter has more advice on understanding our brain.
What do you think about his TIME checklist?
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