Is Life Better Without Social Media

Professor Gabriel Egan of De Montfort University explains, "The point about social media is its addictiveness. The fact is, nobody wants to spend hours and hours every day updating their status and seeing what other people think about them. Nobody consciously wants to do that, but these behaviors are themselves addictive."

It is quite difficult to escape this web once you are caught in it. We must seize control of these devices and put them to their rightful purposes.

We use social media to escape reality. It's true; let's accept it. It gives us a sense of pleasure that makes our existence vanish.

The psychologists and people who study human behavior have something to say that can answer this question: why do we use social media the way we do?

Are you addicted to social media? It may be because you seek attention and validation from others. But what if you give it up?

1. You'll experience withdrawal symptoms, just like a smoker quitting nicotine.
2. But with time, you'll find yourself longing for different things and people.

Give it a try, and see how your perspective changes.

Real life is much more complex than social media life.

We sacrifice a lot of areas of our lives to appear desirable on social media, but when we are met with reality, our flaws, shortcomings, and limitations are revealed.

Positively, we are free to live a life fully dedicated to our inner peace rather than measuring our value by the amount of likes and comments we receive. We are also freed from the need to act happy even while we are wailing in pain.

Without social media, you'll interact with people more and spend less time surfing. You'll focus more on your own life and waste less time comparing to others on social media.

A life without social media means living authentically and not through the lens of others. It may be challenging to give up social media, but the benefits are worth it - less FOMO and more real connections with people.