Taking a Social Media Break

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.

  I just wanted to share that a couple of weeks ago
I found myself very overwhelmed and overstimulated.
There's a lot going on in the world, and a lot going on in social media.
I decided to take a social media break…
like a weeklong vacation from social media!
 And I have to say, at first, I felt this weird sense of panic,
FOMO (fear of missing out) or I didn't want to miss saying
"happy birthday"to someone because it's meaningful.
I didn't want to miss someone who was struggling
and maybe needed me to reach out.
 
  I let that go. I took that break.

 I took a whole week off away from any social media. And I have to say that it was incredibly rejuvenating for my brain. It's something that I am going to continue to do maybe one day, during the week, on the weekends, whatever, to just not engage in social media, as wonderful a platform as it is. We all know we can go down the “rabbit hole” and spend so much time and get lost in the negativity-- which I do my very best to avoid. But it really is, it is good for our brains.
 
 We are overstimulated. 24/7.


 I just wanted to share that with you and I wanted to encourage you to think, "Hmm, where could I take breaks from social media?" 
We all can,we can survive without it.
It has become a part of our lives ,it's a wonderful part in many ways. 
I still believe we should take breaks every week, every day,
and putting your phone away before bed. Just have a quick look,
be more intentional, and pay more attention about how much time you spend on social media. Give yourself a break.
 Live in the now.
Just be present physically,it's just something to think about.
 
I'm really glad I did it.
I'm going to be incorporating that into my life even more.
Thanks for listening.
​I'd love to hear from anyone about their social media breaks.
 
Take care bye for now.





​Yvonne Heath is an Author, Speaker and Changemaker. She is the founder of Love Your Life to Death and the #IJustShowedUp movement. To learn more about Yvonne or watch Yvonne's TEDx Talk please visit: www.loveyourlifetodeath.com
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