Reducing The Use of Social Media

**THE** use of social media knows no age, from children to parents. Social media almost changes the way modern society fully communicates. It is beneficial, especially to communicate with someone far away. Social media is also designed for everyone to be able to spread information quickly. However, social media has also made many people addicted, which has several negative effects. Many people spend most of their time staring at the gadget screen. Therefore, it's best to control the use of social media in everyday life. Not that reducing activity on social media makes social media a bad thing. There are still benefits obtained when using it wisely. There is still a sense of comfort when using social media intelligently. In my opinion, here are 3 ways to reduce the use of social media: **1. Limit the use of social media** Limit the amount of time spent on social media every day by using an alarm to control the use of social media. When you are accustomed to limiting time in using social media, you have set yourself not to depend on social media anymore. **2. Look for information other than social media** Social media is used to get the latest information, if you use social media for that, then look for other alternatives to get info. Read news from online media (not from social media), newspapers, or watch news on television. **3. Looking for more useful activities** Finding other activities can reduce the intensity of visiting social media. The busier it is, of course, there is not much time to stick to social media. Try to turn your attention to exercise or gather with the closest people. So when reducing the use of social media, there will be many other things that can be done. Start from now so that the time you gather with your beloved family is more qualified. Hopefully this short article is useful for all of us. By @dsatria