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22/07/2016

Check Out 5 Reasons Why You Should Quit Social Media

If you are stuck and really addicted to the social
media, then you need to sit down and read these
reasons why you should quit it.


In this present 21st century, it will be irrational for
anyone to abdicate social media. In fact, if you are
not on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram
among others, you are very archaic and still
leaving in the stone age.

Even with the internet penetration, people have
increased access to the World Wide Web. But wait
a second, have you ever given a thought to quitting
social media?

These tips below arranged by Jumia Travel,
Africa’s No 1 hotel booking portal shows 5
reasons why you should leave social media.

1. Social Media is a great time waster
Teens spend an average of 9 hours on social
media according to research. If you add your total
time spent on social media, you will be
gobsmacked. What about investing such a time in
reading, entrepreneurship and spending good
family and friends. The concentration on social
media is one of the main contributors to mass
failure in national exams.

2. You won’t miss it
For a few days, you will miss surfing Facebook,
tweeting, and posting pictures Instagram. But with
time and determination to invest your time into
other things, you will overcome and no longer
miss social media. You will be surprised by the
turnaround.simply logging back in. You can start
with staying off with a day.

3. Nothing is private
Many people put their daily activities or life on
social media. They are addicted to it that they
when they post pictures, they are obsessed with
the number of likes they have or retweets. With this
age of social media, nothing is private. Leaving
social media will preserve and protect your
privacy.

4. It makes you less Happy
Online Trolls simply want to make others feel sad
and unhappy. One of the easiest ways to do this is
via social media. These trolls are always waiting
on the wings to mock users who they feel are
vulnerable. Celebrities are more of the victims
here. These can make them and other users very
unhappy.

5. You will break your addiction
Addiction to something is difficult to break. It is
more complicated with something that is as
thrilling and exciting as social media. It will be
gradual but you will get there and break the
addition by leaving.

- Culled from Vanguard