Social media is pretty fun and amazing if you think how it has changed the entire world into a global village. But what if social media with its entire offerings has starting to become a bane of your existence? Research suggests at least 88 percent of people between the age of 18 and 29 are on Facebook and 60 percent of people in this age group have an Instagram account. Social Media can be extremely time consuming and has become the number one reason of distraction in today’s era.
Quitting Social media is considered not much different than committing social suicide. When all your friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances are ticking their time away on various social media apps, they can tend to forget you in all the storm of constant status updates. But hear us out, we are here to tell you that not all is lost when you quit it and there are quite a few benefits that you can enjoy out of it.
Productivity Jump
When you have all the time in the world and none of it to waste on social media, you will get a lot more done. With no distractions bothering you and no notifications teasing you consistently, you will be a lot more focussed and you will work faster. Quitting social media will help you concentrate better.
You will become more creative
Getting your work done faster and with more concentration, will help you finish your work efficiently. Also since you have a lot of free time at hand, you can use it to pursue various hobbies. Artists, who face creative block, usually go on social media detox to declutter their mind and get their creative juices flowing.
You will feel less stressed out
With no notification tone and constant urge to check up on the entire world, you will find new meaning of peace. No doubt you will suffer from anxiety initially, but soon it will dissipate with your new found mental peace. Also with less urge to check up on your phone, your body will release less cortisol in your body, increasing your peace and keeping you away from stress.
You will get more sleep
Do you have a habit of checking up on your social media before falling asleep? If this is the case with you, you are losing out not only on a longer sleep but also compromising on its quality. Research says that the blue light emitted out of the Smartphone screen, deprives our brain to sleep well and decreases the quality of sleep.
You will learn about yourself anew
With extra time at your hand and nothing to distract you from your phone, you will get the unique chance of dwelling inside your hand, When you are constantly on social media, you always present yourself the way you want other people to see you. This could prove devastating on people as they can lose themselves trying to be someone they are not. When you lose the lure of social media, you find yourself.
Social media has its benefits as well as its drawback. And it is for you to decide which way you want to lean but do remember these enticing benefits. Take care.
