How Social Media Is Ruining Our Lives

Every day we find our selves endlessly scrolling through social media whether it is just to catch up current world affairs or if it is to just kill some time we find ourselves stuck in the endless scrolling on social media.

How long does the average person spend on social media-

The average person spends around 2 hours a day on social media and for the younger people, it is a lot longer. Just think those 2 hours could have been spent doing something productive like cleaning or learning a new skill. You will never get those few hours a day back. It is time to put the phone down and have a break from social media. See how long you can last without going on your phone or on social media. 

The Impact Of Social Media Has On Our lives-

Social media does not kill just time but it kills our ability to think and be productive it stops us from being productive and actually getting something done. There is a strong influence from what you see online to what you buy as well but that is a topic for another blog post. I was just browsing Facebook and then I released the time and I thought there has got to be something a lot more productive that I can be doing with this time than just browsing endlessly.

Social media tells us what to like and what to not like without you even realizing it. It affects something in your subconscious that says oh a lot of people have liked this I should as well, I think it is built into human nature to try and fit in with everyone else because if you stand out then you become a target. This is the main reason why I do not post anything on my personal social media accounts because it is my life it is private to me and I do not want to be sharing it with everyone else.  

How To Take A Break-

You do not have to delete your account but you can just delete some of the apps that you use without deleting the account and then you will not be tempted to try and go on it as it will not be there for you to use. Whenever you have got some spare time to try reading a book or calling a friend, you can still use social media to connect with people as long as you do not get stuck in the endless scrolling through absolute rubbish filling your head. 

Apart from influencing what we buy social media influence what we hate as well, you might think that it is your own personal opinion but the chances are that you have already seen it posted somewhere online and you are just going along with what other people are saying. A long time ago there was not the need to try and fit in and everyone had there own opinions that they formed but now everyone is just going along with what is trending. 

Affect On Mental Health-

It is going to be playing on your mind the number of likes you are getting your popularity, how popular your posts are and then you get people calling you names and judging you always. The worst part is you will not know that they are doing it but there will be people out there that will judge you for what you post. It will make you paranoid and second guess yourself as you will be so concerned about the like the follows the views and not what is really important in life. Take a break and see how much better you will feel.

Social media kills an endless amount of time that we are never going to get back so try just for a few days putting the phone down and not picking it up and see how much more you get done in a day. Yes, there will be times where you get bored but when that happens try learning something new. Take the break now.