The Well-being Zine

Time boundaries
This can mean putting time limits on yourself for how much total time
you spend on social media per day, or it can also look like deciding when
your designated “social media time” is
Did you know there's a mute button?!
Muting pages and people is an alternative to unfollowing and
unfriending. Users will not be informed when you mute them.
It is 100% okay if you need to do this, even to people you really care
about and are so many valid reasons why you might want to limit your
social media exposure to certain people!
Don’t feel guilty—muting doesn’t hurt anyone and you can always go
out of your way to catch up on their account when you’re in a good
headspace to make sure you don’t miss anything important.
Narrow down the apps you use
The more social media apps you use, the more likely you are to get
trapped in an endless loop of opening one, closing one, opening one,
closing, etc. Consider cutting back on the apps you don’t genuinely
enjoy.
Aim to be more intentional
When we do things on autopilot, we’re not the best at choosing activities
that make us feel good and we don’t always notice when activities are
making us feel bad. The mindlessness of social media can be part of its
allure, especially during these times when we’re so mentally overloaded
with everything else going on, but you can be intentional in small ways,
and it can make social media more enjoyable overall.
Ask yourself, “Why do I use social media?” Becoming more aware of
what you’re hoping to get out of these apps can help minimise their
impact on your wellbeing,
Adapted from Borges, 2020