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Sharing what I learn for people trying to get 1% better every day.

It’s OK to use social media… as long as it’s intentional. 📱 A metaphor that rewired my social media usage: You’re going grocery shopping. (1) You go in with no plan Veggies for your next meal, cereal for breakfast, something sweet that enticed you, ice cream for when you get a craving. You buy anything you see and go home happy. Over time, your health exposes your eating habits. (2) You have a shopping list The plan is to buy veggies & meat for dinner and milk & eggs for breakfast. You're in & out. No distractions catch your attention because you know what you wanted. Social media isn't different. “Let me just check social media” is the best recipe for an unhealthy habit. You get distracted and buy anything on the shelf that social media gives you. Developers built the app so you'd be on it for as long as possible. Hours go by with you glued to the screen. But what if you went with the purpose of, “Let me respond to messages, and message Alex about the thing he wanted to buy”? That is intentional. In & out. You use social media for its best purpose: the one you intended. Now that I plan how I will use social media before I use it, I rarely use it.

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