Social media addiction is more prevalent than what people may realise. <br /><br />The problem, what to do about it!<br /><br />Do your days feel like they’re filled with chaos? No wonder. We operate in a world filled with social media.<br /><br />How often do you find yourself trapped in the newsfeed? It’s addictive. You keep going back in case you miss something, and it eventually sucks up all your time.<br /><br />How often do you catch yourself catching yourself when you realise what you’re doing? I bet you’ve done that often and promised yourself you’ll stop…. Only to find yourself back at the newsfeed a little while later.<br /><br />The use of social media is addictive, in the true sense of the word.<br /><br />It’s called operant conditioning. The way you behave now is influenced by the rewards you received last time you did the same thing. Checking your newsfeed brings you a real reward. <br /><br />A study by RadiumOne showed that social media triggers a dopamine high in your brain. Dopamine is the feel-good chemical and it’s released every time you discover something new.<br /><br />It’s also released when you anticipate something good is going to happen. Your challenge is to find more constructive ways to produce dopamine in your brain while you work....
