How to Establish a Healthier Relationship with Social Media

Highlights Your Relationship with Social Media (02:10) Is your relationship with social media unhealthy? Only you know the answer to this - I encourage honest reflection here. Endless scrolling and finding yourself on your mobile without realising… sound familiar? How many hours a day do you spend on your phone looking at social media? If you were not doing this, what could you be doing? Creating relationships online can affect offline relationships. Your communication skills can suffer. What Can You Do? (06:25) Notifications off. Reduce screen time - check your statistics. Charge your phone overnight in another room (get an alarm clock!) Mute, unfollow, unfriend, block… Recognise accounts that cause you stress. Select people to follow carefully. Think about what you share and when to comment. Take a break. Take apps off your phone - temporarily or permanently. Schedule social media time. Create a cut-off time. Phone your friends. Stop comparing - remember social media is a snapshot. Post later. Use blocking tools. Wrap Up (16:00) If you are currently working on improving your relationship with technology generally, you might like to check out my online course, Achieve Inbox Zero. You can find it at theteachingspace.com/shop . Helpful Links Martine on Twitter Martine on Pinterest Podcast Episode 103 - How to Stop Email Taking Over Your Life Drafts app (where I draft social media messages sometimes - Apple only) How to check your screen time on different devices Achieve Inbox Zero online course

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How to Establish a Healthier Relationship with Social Media is an episode from The Teaching Space by Martine Ellis.

This episode is 00:16:58 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2020.

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