Stress, Distractions & Social Media

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Hey Francis, I know what you mean. As someone who's managed multiple social media channels at a time, it can get really tough to keep it strictly business without losing oneself to Instagram's addiction fueling algorithm.

The best way to keep yourself distanced from consuming content is to use something like Later or Plann. You can schedule posts, videos, stories and there's no need to even download Instagram on your phone.

Another trick I used is to use the desktop to respond to DMs, if any. I also used Instagram's "quick replies" feature to reply with any FAQs so people don't depend on my replies for answers.

If you must use the app, the best way to go about it is to set aside some time per day, set a timer, log in, respond to comments and DMs and log out once the timer goes off.

It's all about setting clear boundaries and expectations for yourself and your audience.

I hope this helps!

My willpower is generally no match for tech company algorithms, so I use tech to fight tech.

I use apps like Freedom and Delay to block/limit Twitter and other social media sites. I use Typefully to post to Twitter and follow only one account that reminds me to stop wasting time scrolling social media.

I don't try to make these systems airtight. If I really want to cheat, I can cheat. But the point is that it takes effort for me to visit these junk food sites, and 9 times out of 10 the very presence of friction is enough to curb my appetite.

I recently tried to spend a day without phone or computer (social media) and it was much harder than I thought. I actually wrote about it here.

There are browser plugins that block social media feeds. I have seen this for facebook and youtube, but not for instagram.

Maybe schedule 1 or 2 times a day where you catch up with everything on IG, and strictly don’t touch it out of these times?