How And Why You Need To Do A Social Media Detox

​How many hours a day do you spend on social media?

According to the news, Filipinos spend most of their time online, on social media worldwide. For the 4th straight year, the Philippines is tops in worldwide social media use!

The big idea on time is that once it's lost, it can never be regained.

Robin Sharma

Is Social Media Bad? I'm not saying that using social media is bad. It's not all bad, but you should know how to use it properly. Social media is a convenient way to keep in touch with friends, family, share photos, and videos. ​

A Few Questions

How different are your online and offline personalities? Are we the same online as offline? Social media can amplify. Social media also amputates. Avoid social media garbage. What consumes your mind, controls your life.

Time is a gift that most of us take for granted. It is precious.

How To Do A Social Media Detox?
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​Social media detoxification or Social media detox is a kind of mental detoxification under the umbrella of Digital detox, specifically referring to a period of time when individuals stay away from social media platforms. Starting a detox is easy. The hard part is sticking with it. Here are some tips on how to do a social media detox:
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• Reflect on your current social media use.
• Deactivate your accounts and plan how long your social media detox will last.
• Uninstall all social media apps.
• Block all social media sites.
• Permanently delete your account.
• Schedule your posts using a social media scheduling tool.
• Stop checking updates compulsively.
• Find a new way to spend your time.
• Ask yourself: Why do you want to check social media?
• Ask yourself: What is it like without social media?

Why Is It Important To Do A Social Media Detox?

• Reconnect with the Real World.
• More productive with your time. Gain a lot of free time.
• You'll remember that it is not a true representation of real life.
• You can work on your real-life relationships.
• You can work on overcoming FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).
• You can focus on living in the moment.
• You can work on your priorities in life.
• Improve your mood.
• You will appreciate more about life.
• Reconnect with yourself.

Bill Murray said, “Social media is making us compare our lives instead of appreciating everything we are. No wonder everyone is always depressed.” He may be right but social media also enables us to do good and enjoy the benefits. We just need to use it properly and learn to discern what is good and what is harmful.

Social media is many things but it certainly is far from being social.
So many people are connected by it but they have become isolated. Control your screen time. Go out into the sunshine or experience the rain and more importantly go face to face with people and enjoy the live interaction.

​Francis Kong