Social Media the Slow Poison

Social media is enormous; it has tremendously changed the communication scenario; additionally, it has added an invisible pressure on humans, impacting our lives without our permission.

Time is Money; the more value you give to it, the more it will return you. Nowadays, several time-wasters keep most of us from becoming successful. One of these so-called time wasters is social media.

Social media is enormous; it has not just tremendously changed the scenario of communication; additionally, it has added an invisible pressure on humans, impacting our lives without our permission.

Excess of anything is bad, be it food, love, hate or fitness. But out of all these, one thing which is dominating our lives and has become a slow poison for the young generation is social media.

This term has become one of the most prominent ways to communicate and meet people, and it keeps spreading its wings with each passing day.

Social Media Evolution

Social media has progressed from direct electronic information exchange to virtual convention places, market platforms, and an essential 21st-century marketing tool in less than a generation.

The internet’s growth enabled the inauguration of online communication services, for example, CompuServe, America Online. They presented users with digital communication through email, bulletin board messaging, and real-time online chatting.

With time it gives rise to recent widespread social networking sites such as Facebook (2004), Twitter (2006), Instagram (2010), Pinterest (2010), Snapchat (2011) and others. 

Definition of Time Wastage

 The Collins Dictionary defines time-wasting as doing unnecessary things that do not produce any benefit to a person.

We all have 24 hours in a day, and it is up to us how we spend it. If we spend our entire day sitting on a couch and browsing the profile of a celebrity or an influencer repeatedly for the update, then it becomes a time-wasting activity.          

Social media is a networking tool where people meet new people virtually, communicate, collaborate and get updates. 

Wasting time on Social Media is Harmful

Social Media allows us to view others as profiles and not as humans. When we spend excessive amounts of time on social media, we tend to be nervous about the feelings and emotions of those physically interacting with us; It becomes more challenging to interact with others.

We all heard and learnt about the importance of time from our childhood days. However, in the last few decades, we have wasted our necessary time on activities that do not have any positive impact other than the negative and wastage of time.

Every day, we came across several videos and pictures that describe how people are crashing their lives by living virtual life rather than living real life with the people around them.

Nowadays, all young parents blame social media, video games, computers, TV for the poor behaviors of their children, but where do these children learn all these activities?

We are the only ones pushing them into this web for our benefit in the name of personal time. I firmly believe that social media increases the gap between families as we like to chat with our online friends rather than our family members sitting next to us. 

Moreover, there are many studies conducted to review the impact of social media on individual life. Overall, all studies have the same results: they deteriorate our living styles and impact our social, physical, and mental health.

Alternatives to Social Media

There are plenty of options to distract yourself from social media and save yourself from becoming a victim of it. 

Travel: Traveling is healing. It is not only good for our health, but it also allows us to explore a new place, a new culture, food. If your pocket allows, try to explore the famous tourist spots in your country.

You can even explore the sites in and around your city, which will help you distract and make you more energetic and focused.

Spend time with your Family: Family is our ultimate support system and our biggest well-wisher. Rather than spending our precious time scrolling social sites, we should devote our time to our loved ones, which only bridges the gap between us and helps strengthen our bond.

Learn a New Skill: There is no age to learn a new skill; start developing one whenever you feel you have time. Several skills keep you engaged, and you don’t have to even step out from your home for that.

New skill boosts your confidence, gives you the edge above others, and adds to your personal and professional growth.