Chemist Warehouse Catalogue - 11/02-24/02/2021 (Page 31)

the house of wellness 31 my year off instagram take a break from social media and actively reconnect with the world around you to work wonders on personal happiness and wellbeing words paul ewart "it's easy to get addicted to social media especially after last year but there are a few ways you can reduce your dependence on "small changes can make the world of from the home screen so they require more to have allocated time frames for social down function as you approach bedtime" the long-term effects of technology on health is of concern in 2019 the world psychiatry journal published a first-of-its-kind review by an international team of researchers who found the internet is causing online brains" changing its cognition and potentially its function and structure institute found the internet changes your brain in more ways than one - as well affects memory and social skills psychologist luke broomhall believes unplugging from technology can benefit your general health and mental wellbeing "working from home is a functional and it can become a problem when the line between work and home life becomes blurred.' luke says "one way to tackle this is by enforcing helps your brain refocus and can improve designated work areas where possible while digital detoxes have links to reduced anxiety and improved sleeping to go cold turkey "i found myself in sri lanka during me having no access to social media." meg says "it became apparent to me just how much ultimately didn't change my relationship with technology extreme approaches to digital detoxing are unrealistic for those who require the internet for work and to stay connected with others so meg suggests a less-is-more approach points and implement an effective solution to reduce your dependency on whatever effective for the long haul instagram is death to productivity we have all been there - a quick five-minute scroll turns into hours in there is the time it takes to create your own content - getting that "in order to get more likes and lecturer lauren rosewarne says "constant engagement in this can nobody cares mia on insta there won't be a virtual fans asking for more pics of your absence won't be noticed luke's teps happen" so goes the mantra of the social media age an age in which almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives is out into the digital ether whether it's our morning coffee pouty selfies on instagram there is better than yours on instagram we are pitted against one another and encouraged to engage in a game of one-upmanship where we upload idealised snapshots from our lives - each perfectly framed and filtered to desperate attempt to get "likes" but for the scrollers at the other funds to facilitate a swanky summer comparison spiral that makes you when i created an instagram account nine or so years ago keep up with the incessant demand seeing my life clearly wasn't up to insta-worthy scratch my inner green-eyed monster "we're seeing a range of negative effects with people who find themselves addicted to social media psychotherapist dan auerbach says "they're highly addictive because our minds are naturally reward seeking in this case that reward is a "like" it's can be tough to go cold turkey but believe me you can break up insights i gleaned during that time ditching insta makes you more present beautiful sunrise without feeling the urge to pull out your phone and photograph it for instagram? thought your "best bits" means you are rarely instagram made me calmer and able to enjoy the experience in real time for digital detoxing the 20-20 principle stretch and move around for as will the action force your brain some relief from the screen life is way more interesting offline own life was much more interesting connecting with friends in real life - rather than blankly "liking their insta posts - helped to up my happiness and wellbeing before i scroll do i really want to start going down that mindless rabbit hole? or do i want to stay present and covet the contrived "lives' of others? topt for the latter invest in blue light glasses these are particularly great for use in the evening as phone screens can mess with your sleeping habits continue limit technology in your bedroom your bedroom is a place that you associate with unwinding where possible switch off notifications if you are easily distracted by your phone's push notifications put them on silent or remove the function altogether for help finding appropriate games asking other parents what their kids play and doing some research find out what their kids are looking at and how they assess it,' she says that provides age-based media reviews for families is another reference prof green recommends get outdoors go for regular walks outdoors to unwind and enjoy the fresh vo - exteozoicw