I try to spend it not looking at a screen, for one thing. I've taken up a few hobbies in the last few years, one of which is a 5 day per week Crossfit regimen. That helped re-adjust my mindset and introduced me to a bunch of new people that I talk to in person.
Another hobby has been working on my conceal carry draw and fire movement. If I need something to do with my hands and attention, I unload my pistol and work on dry fire training.
A lot of the time my social media habit just happened while I was already doing other things, eating, watching TV, working, hanging out with friends/family.. I would be already doing those things and whip out my phone and do some facebooking. It was fairly unusual for me to be doing NOTHING but social media, but picking up something new should be enough.
It's really not as bad as you think, but you gotta make it a clean break. Don't post a swan song that "I'm leaving FB forevaaaaah.." and wait for people to beg you to stay. Just silently nuke your profile.
I try to spend it not looking at a screen, for one thing. I've taken up a few hobbies in the last few years, one of which is a 5 day per week Crossfit regimen. That helped re-adjust my mindset and introduced me to a bunch of new people that I talk to in person.
Another hobby has been working on my conceal carry draw and fire movement. If I need something to do with my hands and attention, I unload my pistol and work on dry fire training.
A lot of the time my social media habit just happened while I was already doing other things, eating, watching TV, working, hanging out with friends/family.. I would be already doing those things and whip out my phone and do some facebooking. It was fairly unusual for me to be doing NOTHING but social media, but picking up something new should be enough.
It's really not as bad as you think, but you gotta make it a clean break. Don't post a swan song that "I'm leaving FB forevaaaaah.." and wait for people to beg you to stay. Just silently nuke your profile.