 There's absolutely nothing wrong with social media. I mean, thanks to social media, we can engage easily with some of the people we like in our space. No doubt, it has brought us closer than we were before its existence. However, like everything else, control is vital. We need to learn how to be in control over the time we spend scrolling and navigating through our social media apps. I mean, it's so easy to log into your account and run by a few posts while you wait for your noodle to cook, only to find yourself still going through stuff upon stuff 30 minutes after your noodle boils way longer than you intended to wait. Also, sometimes, when we are at work and we hit a challenging task, we feel the need to take a break and clear our head for a few minutes. Most of us, however, fall into the temptation of using social media as a tool for that. Of course, there's nothing wrong in doing that, but we end up turning a two-minute break into a 30-minute break or more. The consequence of this action is that we end up achieving only about 50% of the entire work we set out to accomplish in the first place. Our productivity level drops because we indulge too much in social media. When you realize what you are doing when you are online, you'll probably find that you're wasting a lot of time. So how can we cover social media addiction? Well, in this video, I'll share with you how to stop wasting so much time on social media. If you're new here, consider subscribing so that you don't miss out on exciting videos like this. 1. Turn off your notification Abhijit Naskar, a famous neuroscientist and untiring advocate of global harmony and peace, said, Turn off all notifications on your phone, accept the most important ones, and check your social media only once or twice a day, not every minute. If you can do this, then perhaps there's a possibility that society will not completely lose its sanity and health after all. I know the idea of turning off your phone notification comes with the feeling of FOMO, fear of missing out. But you also need to understand that your productivity and output is on the line. The truth is that, checking a single mobile phone notification from one of your social media accounts can often turn into a 15 minute browsing. So imagine if you have to keep checking your phone every single time you receive a notification. How many hours of your day? Do you think you will spend attending to other stuff that isn't social media related? Pat Atkins, a director at the Open University, said, Turn off non-orgin notifications so you only accept calls and texts or try putting your phone in a different room. That way, you can hear calls and text but ignore all the notifications. Here's a tip that can help you in turning off your notifications. Or you may leave the in-app notifications on so that every time you log into your account, you get an update of some of the things that happened while you were offline. You should turn off the pings and pop-ups. The sounds and pop-ups are the ones that catch your attention when you're not even in the app. 2. Take aside a specific time to visit your account If your goal is genuinely to stop wasting time on social media, then you have to be intentional about it. You see, one of the reasons why we get tempted to check our social media apps now and then is because we fear we might be missing out on some of our favorite news, updates or drama. However, when we set aside time to visit our accounts, the FOMO impulse will decrease. Instead, we will be excited at the fact that we get to see it all at once during a set time. It'll be helpful if you set time, preferably after you have already completed some of the crucial things on your to-do list to go online for an update of everything you've missed. Do you know what? You can use this time as a reward for completing some of the more pleasant tasks of the day. 3. Remove social media apps from your phone An excellent way to disconnect from the excess social media activities going on in your life will be to get rid of the apps from your phone. Accept your job description requires you to use these apps regularly. To do this, you can temporarily disable accounts or delete them from your phones so that you don't get distracted. It might seem like a challenging thing to do but sometimes, it just might be the best solution especially those who do not know how to stop themselves from scrolling up and scrolling down whenever they log into the app. 4. Create an alternative habit Do you know that nature abores a vacuum? Well, if you're going to take out your social media apps, you might as well find an alternative healthy habit to replace it. Otherwise, it'll get much more challenging to adapt. It might lead to reinstalling the apps and this time, your addiction to eat might be worse than what it was initially. Thankfully, there are tons of options that you could pick. For instance, you could install a podcast app so that you can listen to something inspiring or informative or an exercise app to help you improve your fitness, a meditation app to help you take breaks, or even a journaling app to improve your writing. Installing those apps to take place of your social media apps will help you resist the urge to re-download the apps or visit them frequently. Germany Kent, an American broadcast journalist and a social media etiquette expert said, One day, you will look back and recall all the time you spent on social media and wonder why you didn't invest that time someplace else. Your decision to stop wasting time on social media is a wise one, however, you must realize that to achieve your goals, it will help to be intentional about carrying out necessary actions to help you. Following the tips in this video will help. Good luck. Thank you very much for watching our videos. If you liked this video, watch more videos on our channel and subscribe. We love you.