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Lesson 2: Your Social Media
Turning Off a Noisey World 2
Throughout this course, you’ll be periodically encouraged to explore your own connection to technology, including your dependence on your device as well as your emotional response to your own social media. Those responsible for managing a brand’s social media often find themselves in a work cycle unrecognizable from the usual 9 to 5. Breaks are crucial for stress relief as well as creative thought.
Tech companies are recognizing the potential toll of being too connected and have launched features focused on what Google calls digital wellbeing, measures that open a user’s eyes to how much of their time is being spent.
As Pesce (2018) reported, Facebook explained when announcing tools to help users better manage their time:
"We want the time people spend on Facebook and Instagram to be intentional, positive and inspiring. Our hope is that these tools give people more control over the time they spend on our platforms and also foster conversations between parents and teens about the online habits that are right for them."
Over the next two weeks, track your social media use on at least one platform or time spent on your phone or mobile device. Measure what you think would give you the most insight into your habits. For instructions:
References
Pesce, N. L. (2018, August 28). YouTube is helping us spend less time on YouTube. MarketWatch. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/youtube-is-helping-us-spend-less-time-on-youtube-2018-08-28