Approach social media mindfully
Do you notice that you get a craving to look at Instagram whenever you’re confronted with a difficult task at work?
Be brave and brutally honest with yourself. Each time you reach for your phone (or computer) to check social media, answer the hard question: Why am I doing this now?
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