- Hello ladies! How are you doing today?
Well are you checking your
mobile phones every five minutes?
Maybe you are not doing it consciously,
and you realize that you
have click on Facebook
or Instagram after a few minutes
of scrolling down on the screen.
If this is you, then today's
video is definitely for you.
Anyway if you are new to
this channel I am Dinu
and today we are going to
talk about digital minimalism.
Keep on watching.
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What is digital minimalism?
Well in a formal definitions,
it is that minimizing usage of screens
and being intentional about your own
digital technology usage.
I know as managers and entrepreneurs,
you are extremely busy.
But I'm 100% sure that you are allocating
considerable amount of
time to check your phones
and laptops for leisure
purposes while you are working.
Actually in today's context,
laptops are most of the time used for work
and business purposes,
so the main problem is
with your smart phone.
You are checking social
media updates, emails,
you are doing shopping and dating
and even playing games
while those are not actually
the priorities of the day.
Well the main problem with
this digital addiction
is you are going away
from the conscious world
or conscious working world,
pretty faster even than you realize.
Research shows that most of the people
who are addicted to mobile phones
and social media check the
updates every 10 to 15 minutes.
Actually I'm a living
example for that addiction,
because when I was using
Facebook like four years ago,
I was checking for the updates
every five to 10 minutes,
and then I realized that
it has become an addiction,
and I deactivated the account.
Then I started an Instagram account,
but I soon realized it's the same,
but I understood that just
deactivating an account
won't support me.
We need a more long-term solution.
As managers and entrepreneurs,
it's really important that
you focus on your work,
because the entire company
or the business depends on you,
especially the growth of
the company depends on you.
However, if you have
addicted to the social media,
or just using mobile phones,
what will happen?
Well basically every day
you will finish the day
or complete the day with a heap
of your workload which are uncompleted
because most of the time of the day
without even realizing you
have allocated so much of time
to check social media.
Also, as a result of
constant distractions,
you won't be able to
take rational decisions,
because you have got used
to constantly distract,
you can't think and you can't focus.
The worst situation,
you will realize you can't
even sit on a meeting
for five to 10 minutes
because your mind always urge
to check your mobile phone,
and actually if you
are already doing that,
you should be thankful
for your business owners
or your team for tolerating your behavior.
How to overcome this situation?
Actually that's the
challenge you have now.
The first thing you need to do
is you need to detox your
mobile phone and laptop.
Detoxing mobile phones and laptop?
Well I know it's a little bit weird,
but that's something you
should definitely do.
Let me explain.
Basically what you need to do is
you need to remove all the
unnecessary social media
and other apps from your phone.
Well you don't have to delete
all social media platforms.
You have to decide what are
the most essential ones,
and also what are the
purposes of using those.
For an example,
I use Instagram and LinkedIn
for my personal use,
and I use both of them
for different purposes.
Instagram mainly to
get updates as pictures
from my favorite football
players, celebrities,
and also my mentors,
and also there are my
favorite entrepreneurs,
and I use LinkedIn to get updates
and to be connected with
my professional friends
and industry experts.
So likewise you have to define the purpose
of you using social media apps,
and social media platforms.
Next you need to decide a time
to check social media updates.
Not every 10 minutes or one hour,
you have to only use a
time when you are free
or at leisure.
For an example while
you are going to office,
or after office,
or after having lunch.
So and the most important thing is,
you shouldn't check the
updates for unlimited time.
Definitely you should have a time limit
let's say for like 10 to 15 minutes.
Then after that you have to stop
and log out from all the apps.
People are using different strategies
to control the time they
spend on social media.
Some are setting alarms,
but personally I prefer
to be more intentional.
That means when I am logging
to a social media app,
for an example Instagram,
I promise to myself that
after checking few updates,
I'm going to log out from the app
after like five or 10 minutes,
so I am being intentional,
and rather than just going
lost on the Instagram app,
I'm just intentionally
do all my activities
such as commenting,
liking posts, or whatever,
and then I feel like that's enough
and I shouldn't spend
more time on this app.
I just immediately log out.
So that way I have a more
control over the usage
of my social media,
and all the social media activities,
and basically being
intentional and mindfulness
is the best way to control
your social media activities,
and the time you are
spending on those apps.
If you are addicted to social media
or using mobile phone over the limit,
one strategy you can use is
keeping your phone away
from your workplace.
Increase the volume of your ringtone,
so whenever you get a call,
you can get up, go to that
place, answer the call,
and keep the phone on the same place.
Actually, it will become a little bit
of a stretching exercise for you as well,
because you have to get up
and go and answer the call.
Guys, this is the best step
if you want to become a digital minimalist
or super productive,
then stop looking at your phone
first thing in the morning.
And use that time for something productive
such as self-care, meditation
or workout, reading a book,
or whatever refreshing activity
which make you energized for the new day.
Well why it's so important for you
to avoid mobile phones
first thing in the morning?
In a nutshell, it's just
to keep yourself away from
all stressful feelings at early morning,
which will ruin your morning
as well as the entire day.
Also, if you are a millennial girl boss,
I'm sure you can remember
that before Mark Zuckerberg
coming up with this brilliant
idea to create Facebook,
we had a set of very meaningful
and interesting hobbies.
We were painting, reading,
cycling, collecting stamps,
and all sorts of hobbies.
So now it's time for us to
go back to the old school
and replace our digital addiction
or social media addiction
with those hobbies.
Remember I am just your coach,
and I can only guide you if you want to
really change yourself you
have to make a decision,
and take action.
So if you want to change
your digital addiction
or social media addiction
to a much more minimalistic lifestyle,
then take immediate action
from this moment onwards.
Alright ladies!
That's all for today.
Don't forget to check my Instagram account
to get daily inspiration
to change yours life
to a better version of yourself,
and also please comment about this video,
give your feedback,
then I can serve you better
and give you more value.
I'll see you all next week.
Have a nice day.
Buh-bye!
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