How I retain my sanity on Facebook and beat stress!
There was a discussion in a Whatsapp group on strategies to beat stress and create peace of mind. This post is based on what I wrote there. 1. Reduce time on news and social Media : I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook and Twitter. I like some of the discussions there and love reading the literary stuff posted by friends. But there is too much "spam" too and it is difficult to filter that garbage. And Facebook, by design, encourages us to "consume" a lot without "producing" much. So for a long time, I struggled with Facebook to decide how to use it and interact with it. After lot of experimentation, which included staying away from Facebook entirely for more than a month, I currently follow this "30 minute rule ". I only spend 30 minutes per day (I use a timer) on social media and news. I read the following on my phone in that order (you may have your own list) - US News (Yahoo News Digest App), India News (Eenadu e-paper, an Ind