According to Smart Insights, "58.4% of the world's population uses social media. The average daily usage is 2 hours and 27 minutes (January 2022)".
As a Marketer, this is where I spend a great deal of my time communicating to and with the world however as an everyday woman, mother, wife, daughter, friend this is also where I stay in touch with loved ones, research every sniffle and cough that my child has contracted, the place where I see the headlines for the world around me as well as where I go to just mindlessly have some "me" time when I get a few moments to myself but in reality the information overload and the constant connection is exhausting!
A few months back I began exploring ways to improve my memory, be more mindful and present, and truthfully looking for a way to simply be content with the world and (by using social media) I found that I had to get off of social media.... now I have not gone cold turkey so to speak but I have stopped looking at it as much as I was and I must say there is now more time for reading, building Lego sets with my son, and breathing.
Without the constant noise of every single person's opinion on a topic, I am more free to absorb what matters to me rather than the onslaught of every topic under the sun.
Have a look at this article, you may find it interesting... and then sign off of Facebook... at least for a little while :)
Have a great week!
Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their wellbeing, depression and anxiety and could, in the future, be recommended as a way to help people manage their mental health say the authors of a new study.