In the era of technology, we are completely dependent on it. It plays an important role from the start of the day until bedtime.          I also use different apps and websites in my daily life, such as WhatsApp to call my parents and friends. Check the daily posts and activities from around the world using a news app. Moreover, these days I use the weather app a lot. I also use Snapchat, Instagram, and FB to interact with my friends and see their daily posts. For study purposes, I frequently use Google, MS Word, Google Sheets, Notes, Canva, Ur Courses, and MS PowerPoint a lot.

Efficient use of technology

I rely on the alarm application on the phone to stay organized and assist me in completing my work within a given period. These days I am also writing a research paper, and one of my friends introduced me to the Google Scholar website. I did not know about this simple way to search for different scholars’ literature all in one place. We can search out different articles, books, abstracts, and opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and websites.

Time spend on social Media  

I believe that I spend a lot of time on Instagram. I pick up the phone after certain intervals and start scrolling Instagram Reels and checking my friend’s posts. I want to reduce the time of using Instagram and want to use it in productive ways.

Strategies to balancing social media usage

To overcome this, I have started using a feature in Instagram where one can manage their activity. When we go to our profile, we tap on the three lines in the top right corner and then select your activity. Under the “How to use Instagram” section, we will find the option of time spent. It shows the time we spend on Instagram daily which helps us to track it. Another feature I like is the ability to manage time; we can set a daily limit to use Instagram under the same option.

I also set the time boundaries by using the alarm app. I set a particular time and set an alarm, which helps to keep remembering that this is the time for myself and other productive activities. By combining these tools, I hope to make my social media time more mindful and balanced, allowing me to focus on more important tasks.