One of the most common battles between young people is their relationship with digital media. Since you are probably reading this from a screen, you are likely to understand what we are talking about.
Many of us have heard of studies and evidence on social media and screen usage. Both are often created to make us addicted, so that we stay on these platforms longer. Sabrina, a student, said:
"I have noticed the effects of social media and technology in my life. My generation especially appreciates and praises extremely, extremely weak women to an unhealthy point. Every woman I know has a thinking disorder related to weight, nutrition and body image. "'Their (ideal) weight' is not healthy, but many girls are taking extreme measures to achieve this goal."
Camille shared another challenge with the internet and social media:
"We are bombarded with incentives. Without realizing it, our time and energy are being taken away from us. "Finding a way to take advantage of what is good for the internet and digital options, but leaving behind the noise and its excessive nature, is a big challenge for young people."
And yet, screens and social media have transformed society in positive ways. For example, people from Dubai, Brazil, Florida and Rhode Island can all be together on the same video conference, have meaningful conversations with each other, and learn in ways that a book can not offer. Grandchildren can be related to grandparents across the oceans. Stories and knowledge can be powerfully communicated through a film. It is clear that screens and social media can be tools that make life better. The challenge is to avoid the elements that make it worse.
As with all means, we keep what helps us and leave what does not help us.
Ndërsa nuk ka pasur shumë kërkime mbi efektet e trajnimit të ndërgjegjësimit në varësisë nga mediat sociale, një provë e kontrolluar e rastësishme vlerësoi efektet e aplikacionit Headspace, së bashku me vetë-monitorimin e përdorimit të mediave sociale dhe ndjekjen e humorit. Studimi tregoi përmirësime të rëndësishme në shkallën e shpërqendrimit, për ata që vëzhgonin kohën para ekranit dhe përpiqeshin ta mbanin atë në kontroll.
Me këto mjete të fuqishme dixhitale, ka shumë mundësi për të përdorur vetëdijen për mendimet, emocionet dhe ndjesitë tona, duke shfrytëzuar atë që trupi dhe mendja jonë po na thonë për një mjet. Më pas mund të përdorim kontrollin e vëmendjes për ta sjellë mendjen tonë atje ku është më e dobishme të jemi, ndërsa kujdesemi për mirëqenien tonë emocionale.
Having said that, if we want to change for the better, we have it in our hands. The way we use social networks shows a lot about how they "will use" us.
Burimi: Psychology Today
