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Know when to take a break

Take time away from the Internet and do more things that make you forget to check your phone.

Anne Lamott puts it this way, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.

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Don't be someone you're not

It is crucial to remain true to yourself and be the same person you're online and offline.

If you lie about yourself on social media, you lied about yourself. A lie online is still a lie. Don't be someone you're not.

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Information won't soothe your anxiety

Information is great and mostly positive, but it still has its limitations.

It can be helpful to research a possible disease you're waiting to hear back from your doctor. But knowing more may not make you feel better about it. It can make you feel worse.

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Don't argue politics with strangers

Talk with your friends, sure, but if you want to increase your enjoyment of the Internet and life in general, steer clear of debating politics with strangers.

It's far too easy to make negative assumptions about a stranger's character or motivation.

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Realise that everybody is writing fiction about themselves

The Internet has become a platform for comparison. We can compare our homes' size, the model of our car, the vacations, even the food we eat.

When you see somebody living a picture-perfect life, remind yourself that nobody is living a perfect life. We use ...

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Prefer substance over clickbait

Advertisers pay many websites based on how many page views they receive. The site owner's business plan is to get as many people clicking onto and within their website to earn more income. They don't care if they are providing value.

To use the Internet effectively, focus on websit...

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Just because you can find the information online doesn't mean you should

A great aspect of the Internet is that you can find any information 24/7. That also makes it the most dangerous.

Just because you can know what your ex-girlfriend is up to these days, who starred in that movie, what the weather is like in Barcelona, doesn't mean you need i...

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Find voices you trust

It is remarkable that great minds produce fantastic content for free on the Internet.

Find the voices that you trust and enjoy. When you discover a content creator that is helpful to you and challenges you in positive ways, return to their work routinely.

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Social media is a stream

Social media is a stream

The information never ends.

To use social media effectively, realise that you can never catch up with all of it. Instead, partake in the conversation, then leave.

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Choose creation over consumption

The Internet can be a powerful tool for good or a terrible waste of time. The difference is if you are using it to create instead of consuming.

Watching endless videos on YouTube is consuming. Instead, write a blog...

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Social media posts or news reports are not aimed at you

Even if you disagree with it, not every negative statement about your diet, industry, religion, lifestyle, or political party is a personal attack on you.

Generally, it is more productive to let it go and move on with your life.

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Don't believe everything

Websites can be faked; reviews can be faked; identities can be faked; news can be faked; photos can be faked; videos can be faked.

Sometimes it is faked for fun, and other times people have really bad motives. Don't believe everything on the Internet. Verify it.

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Know your limits and take a break

We are not a huge computer. We are not made to do a huge amount of tasks continuously for long hours, even if we are able to perform a task continuously, in the long run, it will directly affect our productivity. Thus, we will burnout.

Before you burnout, it’s always to take a step back and...

Commit to your daily plan

  • Eliminate disctractions that pull you away from your objectives for the day. Work with most of your desktop programs closed, your phone on silent, and your notifications off.
  • Track your time. Tracking your time can help you work more effectively.

Take a 2 minute self-appreciation break.

Take a 2 minute self-appreciation break.

Here’s what you do:

Take a deep breath, slow down and ask yourself this question: what are 3 things I can appreciate about myself?

These things don’t have to be big things.

Maybe just that you listened fully for a few minutes to someone who needed it to...

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