I don't need to introduce you to what is called Social Media. with the rapid development of web technology, social media became very close to human lives. 

now it has become a part of our lives and influenced so much us . however, according to my personal opinion, being a slave to social media is not healthy in psychically and mentally . because it takes our lives beyond reality.

Facebook, twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram are the mostly using social media among people. think carefully. 

how much time do you spend on social medias a day? can we recover that time? No. many people know very well that this is a kind of addiction. but only few people can get out from this mania 

In today's article, i am going to discuss about how to gradually withdraw from social media addiction. the steps are given below.

Count the time you spend on social media

First, find out how much time you spend on social media. facilities for this purpose available in your Android or Apple phone applications. think about it, if you spend an hour a day, there are thirty hours at the end of a month. In a year it is 360 hours. 15 days in days. 

how long is 15 days of your life? I know very well that this time is more than two hours if you are a millennial. first, calculate the time you are wasting. 

note down which social media you spend the mostly time on and gain insight into what you are doing there. (For example, watching videos / commenting). once we get this understanding, we can create the necessary background to get rid of this habit.

Control Notifications and remove from unnecessary groups

Social media is not just a habit or an addiction. it's an attraction . social media website always want to keep its users engaging on it. that's when those websites and apps become active and powerful. so, a notification is an invitation to use them again and again. 

these websites work to notify you when an incident occurs in your account. for example, when you receive a message or a comment, you will be notified immediately. even if you are engaged in other work, a notification sound or symbol can grab your attention.

even if you don't know it, you will be drawn back to the mobile phone. therefore, adjust the settings to do not show these notifications in the background of the mobile phone. get out of unnecessary groups.

Set a goal

It is true that getting rid of social media is not always possible. because it is now a part of our lifestyle. but this habit keeps us away from many things we should do in our lives. such as watching a good movie, real friends, family and relationships, environment, art and books. 

set a goal yourself . If you are someone who surfs social media for 3 hours a day, set a goal to gradually reduce it to one hour. they are easy to do. use the remaining time in any other useful work of your choice. for example, read a book, write a poem, have a conversation with a friend, etc. gradually reduce the time you spend on social media.

Devote yourself to some other useful activity

as soon as you get off social media, you may feel isolated. as i mentioned earlier, social media is functioning as a kind of mental bribery. through social media, we can temporarily absorb the pain from the outside world. 

that is a sociological issue that needs to be discussed separately. so what we need to do is to find an alternative. For that, broaden your enjoyment. start reading new books. do new creative things. plant cactuses. turn to things like IQ problems and puzzles.

Delete Social media apps

finally, if you can, cancel all social media accounts and get off them. in some cases, you may not be able to do the same. for example, nowadays companies use networks like WhatsApp to communicate with their employees. then we cannot fully accept these. however, you can control it according to your preference.