5 ways to fight internet addiction

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

A little more - and Internet addiction will need to be included in the list of common modern bad habits, along with smoking and gluttony. Can't find the strength to tear yourself away from the feed of your “friends” on a social network and check Twitter (and Instagram at the same time) every 10-15 minutes? Congratulations: Internet addiction has already “come to visit” you. To expel her or leave her - the decision is yours. I suggest you consider 5 easy ways to overcome your new addictionwithout resorting to any sophisticated techniques or the help of a psychologist.

Router settings: Let's start with time management - almost every modern wireless router can be configured so that it turns on / off at a given time of day. Set yourself a framework: for example, if you work at home, then a router that distributes Internet access wirelessly should turn on at 9 or 10 in the morning and turn off at 18:00. At the same time, the cable connection of a TV or hard drive for torrents will work without problems; but you will not "hang on the Net", flipping endlessly and the edges of the pages of social networks.

Labor and exercise: At least 1-2 hours a day should be allocated for training, running, walking, walking, exercising, housework - it doesn't matter, for something like that, thanks to which your muscles, heart, lungs and circulatory system will receive a moderate but necessary load., eyes - rest, and the brain - emotional and mental relief.

Mandatory offline day: Once a week / every 2 weeks you should have a “day off the Internet.” On this day, you can read, sleep, clean the house, travel, meditate, eat, dance, walk - do anything, but do not turn on the Internet, do not check mail, do not answer calls and messages, and do not even try to "tweet" what something random thought using your smartphone. Disconnect completely from all these gadgets and screens; look around, stay in the stream of life, and not in the stream of messages, statuses, emoticons and links.

Trips / travels / excursions: The road is a way not only to see new places and meet new people, but also to be an ordinary person, and not a “connected to the Network” character, at least for a few hours / days.

Reading paper books: Set aside at least 1 hour a day to read books. If you don't like fiction, read professional literature. If you don't like business books, read poetry. Choose a genre, author, or topic to your liking - and read on. Reading enriches you, makes you more interesting for others and more holistic for yourself. Do not under any circumstances replace Internet procrastination with watching TV shows: it is simply "the lesser of two evils."