{"id":17071,"date":"2020-12-11T14:49:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T14:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/?p=17071"},"modified":"2023-11-29T11:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T11:16:47","slug":"we-all-have-habits-when-it-comes-to-using-social-media-whats-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/we-all-have-habits-when-it-comes-to-using-social-media-whats-yours","title":{"rendered":"We all have habits when it comes to using social media. What\u2019s yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/what-content-captures-your-attention-on-your-social-media-stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a> we explored the idea of the social media content highway being similar to your internal thought stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This week, in part 3 of our Wellness is a Journey series, we are looking at the formation of habits associated with social media use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We perform an action and experience a reward, (such as a dopamine high, a sense of satisfaction, maybe relief).&nbsp; This outcome of a reward reinforces our behaviour and we repeat until the action becomes an automatic habit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apply this to your social media use.&nbsp; When the notification light flashes on your phone or sounds on your laptop, notice the physical impulse.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be subtle, such as a twitching of your hand or your head moving slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Today&#8217;s inquiry is: What habits have become ingrained connected to your use of social media?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Answering this question takes some introspection.&nbsp; Consider focusing on this over a couple of days.&nbsp; Notice your impulses associated with social media use.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>How do you physically react to a notification?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you pause to consider what else you\u2019re doing at the time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does the impulse show up for you, to post, comment or scroll?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The follow up inquiry is:&nbsp; If you have ingrained habits connected to social media, do you want to change them?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider the two key steps to form a habit:&nbsp; Taking an action and experiencing a reward as an outcome.&nbsp; Reinforcing this into a habit requires a trigger.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the flashing notification light on your phone may be a trigger for you to automatically pick up your phone. &nbsp; If you want to change this impulse, you can do away with the trigger (turn off notifications at set times) or change the action you take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could look like: Your phone light flashes and your new action is to pause.&nbsp; Simply pause, be still and notice what you are doing.&nbsp; Then take the action that serves you best; such as silencing your phone while you finish what you\u2019re doing; checking your phone because you\u2019re expecting an important message or call; or putting on a timer for 5 minutes to catch up on messages and then go on with the next part of your day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How are you transforming your social media habits?&nbsp; Share with us in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we explored the idea of the social media content highway being similar to your internal thought stream. 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