How You Can Relax and Lower Your Stress

You're spending too much time on Social Media and it's affecting your mood, energy and happiness.

Now, I refuse to ever talk about stuff unless I've already lived it, so this comes after the break I took last month. You likely noticed I tweeted very little. And I didnt write emails or blog posts either.

It was refreshing.

You likely spend every day on Social Media. You might even obsess over it. You lust after the lives of your friends. You fear you’re missing out. It can consume you.

Now if you follow the right accounts, Social Media can benefit your life, but even the perfect following can still have negative affects if you let it become an addiction. So I took the month off. I was busy traveling and seeing old friends so it made for an easy way to ignore social media.

When is the last time you did this? Have you ever done this? Could you ever do this?

You don't have to take a month off, but you should consider set times where you intentionally stay off social media. Maybe even leave your phone away for awhile. I try to spend half my Saturday or my Sunday completely off my phone. Sometimes both days. The online world will still be there when you get back. And it will likely have missed you… maybe.

It's a good reminder that whatever happens online isn't half as important as you think. FOMO gets a lot of people hooked like junkies.

Take the time to go out and live your own life. Get some sunshine. Go for a walk. Check out your local small businesses and stroll through downtown. And most importantly, take that Jeep out and go spend some time in the mud, or rocks or just cruising down a winding road.

Don't forget to live your life.