How to Establish a Healthier Relationship with Social Media

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• 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.

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• 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.

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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.

• Martine on Twitter
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• 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