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Tips To Make The Most Of Social Media

 Hey everyone, welcome back to Stridi Towers! It's Matt here.

This week I thought we’d talk a bit about social media. We can all agree it’s a little addictive, has some positives and also a few negatives.

Of course, I’m not going to tell you to stop using it, I just thought that we could provide you with a few tips and advice to make the internet a more enjoyable place to visit.

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My first point would be that it might be good to consider your approach to social media, particularly with things like your friends list. Whether you’re someone who likes a big list of contacts, to keep in touch with everyone you’ve ever met, or whether your someone who only has less than 20 people (I’ve met people in both categories, and I promise the latter does exist!). Both are fine. It’s entirely about what suits you and your overall enjoyment of the olde t’interwebs.

My own personal approach, particularly with a huge place like Facebook, is that I’ll only be connected with people that I’d say hello to in the street. Which I think is a good way of doing things. It can be hard to define what makes a “friend” or even a “close friend”, particularly as we often lose touch with people for years, yet we’re still seeing hundreds of posts from people we haven’t spoken to in a long time. Maybe they were once a close friend. But maybe these days you just exchange the occasional “like” when something good happens, and then a birthday message once a year. it’s entirely up to you whether you stay connected with that type of person.

Sometimes it’s beneficial to take a break from the online world. That’s becoming more common nowadays, and you’ll often find that your contacts will deactivate their account for a couple of weeks. There is no “ideal” time limit for this. Even taking a break for an hour can be beneficial. You don’t even need to deactivate (meaning temporarily delete, rather than permanently delete) your profile – turning your phone off for an hour or so can do that job. 

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Taking a break and going for a walk, reading a book or watching a movie can give you some escapism and allow you to focus on the real world, your real life. It can also help you to rethink your technology usage. And it can also help you to focus on what makes you happy within the online world and what doesn’t.

I’ve done this a few times myself. I’ve taken a few weeks off from social media before. I find that it’s much easier than you might think. As with any habit, it takes a while to adapt, but once you’ve discovered a new routine, it makes avoiding that habit much easier.

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Technology and the internet has become a very normal way of life. And it’s great that we’ve all adapted to that. But it can be beneficial to have the option of a slightly different lifestyle.

Things that are great about real life:

Having that long-awaited cuppa (or beverage of your choice) when you get in from work.

Finding out that that movie/programme you haven’t seen in years, is on TV tonight.

Countryside walks.

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Being sat outside in the garden when winter is turning to spring, when the weather is showing hints that summer isn’t too far away.

Taking your time to eat a good meal.

That moment when you start to really get into a good book or movie.

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