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Screen and real life: Yin and Yang of life
Jun 29, 2020
Screen and real life balance.
When almost everything we do is on a screen (especially in times of social distancing), it can seem impossible to maintain balance with the real world. How to keep real life in check when we’re glued to our screens most of the time? Don’t sweat over it, because we’re here to tell you how doable it is with just the right efforts!
When almost everything we do is on a screen (especially in times of social distancing), it can seem impossible to maintain balance with the real world. How to keep real life in check when we’re glued to our screens most of the time? Don’t sweat over it, because we’re here to tell you how doable it is with just the right efforts!
1- Distinguish between the different kinds of screen time.
Is it social media time? Are you reading an e-book, or watching a movie? Working on a project? Make out the differences and start thinking of screen time in terms of categories you come up with, like “work”, “relaxation” or “education”.
2- Discern between important screen time and unnecessary screen time.
Working screen time is definitely essential, but what about those 3 consecutive hours spent scrolling on social media? Understand your screen habits. If you are using your phone to learn a new language, for example, be conscious that this time was spent for educational purposes and do the same for your other online activities (professional, recreational…).
3- Monitor your mood.
Screens are not inherently bad. If you’re feeling great about your screen time, then you don’t have to stop. You may be educating yourself online, or upping your productivity, or using this time in a positive, creative way. Why not enroll in online courses, or finally learn how to use that software that you always wanted to master? If you feel good about what you’re doing, then there’s no harm done.
4- Don’t let your stress or anxiety overpower you.
Sometimes we try to escape our stressful reality by immersing ourselves into our screens. We also tend to binge-scroll, spending hours looking at social media posts on end in the hopes of numbing our brains, and ending up feeling awful after it. Stay aware when you feel yourself falling into that dark pattern, face your state of mind by understanding the source of the problem and try switching to a more productive activity.
5- Impose limits on yourself.
Keep your phone out of the room at night, charge your tablet in another room, add time limits to your social media apps. Create boundaries that will structure your interactions with your screens and will make it harder to mindlessly spend time online.
6- Create real-life alternatives.
Buy a real book, take a meditation break, try out a new recipe, create new hobbies, find activities that entertain you or get back into habits you lost. There’s always a real-life activity that is as interesting or amusing as a virtual one. You just have to find what gets you going.
So why not try to balance it out between your screens and real life? You may find yourself more empowered and invested in your life choices and how you decide to spend your time.
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