5 Tips to Not Go CRAZY on Social Media 

LOVED that Create vs. Consume comparison 👌🔥

Right now I’ve given up social media (FB, Twitter, Insta and Snapchat) indefinitely as I realized how much of an addiction it is. But in the past I’ve tried to check once in the morning and once at night-I think in general a good rule of thumb is to save scrolling, etc. for moments like nighttime when you know you’re not necessarily sacrificing real-life interactions, compared to checking in the middle of the day around friends or family, when you would be.

Love your point that when you say yes to your phone, you’re saying no to something else. Really thinking about limiting my social media use to a few time a day so I can be more intentional about my time. I recently got an Apple Watch and it really allows me to put my phone down and leave it since I never have this “what if” feeling if someone calls/Texts and it’s important . Instead of starting to scroll social media after checking a message on my phone, I can just read and dismiss it on my watch and reply if needed.

What do you guys think? Do you ever feel a little anxious or disconnected from real life because of social media? If so, what are some of your remedies?

Thank you for making this video! Loved the saying “yes” to something means also saying “no” to something.

I think that this is one of the most interesting topics to think about in this generation. As a future teacher and mom, I do not want any of my kids or students to put down the toys, books, family games, dinner table conversations for a screen. I have seen their effects firsthand through babysitting and student teaching and kids just aren't kids anymore. Thank you for bringing this into the light and for providing us with such practical ways to live freely from the bondage that technology and social media can have on us. Let's keep the conversation going!

It seems like social media is mostly just us trying to build up a following around our "brand" or "business" to make us feel better about ourselves so we don't have to deal with our hearts. I'm just as guilty of doing this as anyone. Realistically, there's not a lot of money to be had in creating content just to share with others. We almost have become desensitized to the idea of only posting the best content that we possibly can. We definitely need more boundaries in our use of technology. I'm reminded of this every time my kids want to spend time with me. They are 8 and 6 so they are innocent to the temptations that we as adults face always being connected to people on the internet.

I personally believe that we live for people’s praise through our IG posts to a certain extent. Like I got upset if certain people or a certain number didn’t like my post. Like I Legit got mad

I have Autism and social media has actually helped me to connect more with the world and has helped me to communicate with others. I found it so interesting to hear you mention the non-verbal aspects of communication. I, like thousands and thousands of other Autistic people, find non-verbal communication (facial expressions, hand gestures etc) to be confusing and face to face interaction to be unpredictable and frightening. Social media has helped me to develop communication skills and feel part of a community. These skills have transferred into ‘real life’ situations as well! I know of other Autistic people who are non-verbal and others who have crippling anxiety, yet they now have the ability to communicate through typing and clicking. I understand that your message applies to the majority of social media users but just wanted to share another perspective! Thank you for your teaching videos, I watch them every day and know most of them by heart! God bless you and your beautiful family ❤️

It’s hard to leave phones at home or in the car when you have kids. But the rest of the tips I love.

One thing that’s been a major help is deleting my social media apps! So whenever I want to check FB/IG I have to go onto my phone’s browser, type in the site & log in again - this slower process has helped me to stop compulsively opening & checking the app. I definitely want to get better at being less dependent on my phone (and I’m only starting to realize the extent of the habit to reach for my phone in any in-between moments) but this is at least a start. Thanks for the great tips!

For me I have been doing a 6 month no social media like FB,Twitter and Instagram and it has been going good and I haven't had the need to get back on those sites and I hope it continues to go great:)

I definitely have been giving myself 15 minutes in late morning, noon and evening on phone. Also when I first wake up I make it to where my phone isn’t the first thing I check. I do many others things before checking it. It’s been really nice to set standards on phones. There is so much information out there and now I’m at a point where I just want to enjoy the moments with my family and make memories and serve the Lord.

Right now I am in an offline social media phase, it´s been a month and I´ve helped me understand what kind of thoughts are linked to the feeling of going to IG, or posting something, and what I expected from others to see on my social media. It´s been hard but I think is necessary. I will think about the tech manifesto It sounds great.

Jeff you're such a great speaker. Appreciate your videos, ideals, and family, much love to all of you

I had to delete most of my social media just too much negativity & it was taking me away from spending time with my kids!!! I just have fb only because my family is on there but it feels great to be off of ig Snapchat etc I want to focus on reading more books and getting closer to GOD it’s been two weeks and it feels great ❤️

love the info overload to food comparison! been really struggling with setting boundaries with media

I’ve noticed for me that if my phone is the first thing I grab in the morning, then it’s what my day will be centered around. So I’ve been more careful to not reach for it as soon as I open my eyes. But rather started reaching for my Bible, it helps me focus myself on Christ and I’m not as prone to stay on my phone for longer then necessary throughout my day

Great video; one of my goals for 2018 was to be on my phone (mostly Instagram) less! Since the beginning of the year I started turning my phone completely off by 8:00 PM every night (unless I'm at work/driving home late) and remembering how many times I go on Instagram. I also keep my phone out of my bedroom.

It's funny because I was thinking about this topic couple weeks ago and I've made the decision of spend less time on social media, so I've delete the facebook app of my phone and it's impressive the time that I won !

Thank you this was well timed. I have recently gone back into my Christian faith and so YouTubing a lot at the moment. The problem is there is so much information out there that I don't know what is right or wrong. Christians seem to be battling with one another and are warning us about staying away from certain Christian Pastors etc and do this and not this but another pastor says its ok to do something that another pastor said was not ok. My mind is overwhelmed!!! This is where Social Media makes me go crazy!!!!

I limit Instagram and Facebook use to once a day or so and then I delete the app so I can’t be on there constantly! Really helps me focus on real life and avoid obsessing over it.

These are really great tips! There's so much truth in what you're saying.

CREATION > CONSUMPTION

Thank you man! Love these vids!

Love it!! You and Aylssa you make a video on Enneagram! What number you both are and how your personalities draw you closer to each other and Jesus. Maybe also share how your personalities clash but how you work through that. As Bob Goff said “I’m not trying to be like Maria and she’s not trying to be like me, we’re trying to be like Jesus” Would love to hear you and Aylssa on this subject 🤙🏽

It would be awesome if you guys could star a series where you guys go through your entire book shelves and maybe do like 5-10 books a video where you give your brief thoughts on the books and what you guys got out of them and then maybe rate it outta 10? Just a thought :) love you guys ❤️

Thank you for sharing this Jeff! I will try to quit instagram for a week and then for a month to see how it can benefit me, and I really want to spend more time with people in real life!

Such great tips👏👏👏 learning to be more present with the people we are with can definitely be challenging in such a technology oriented world!

My mom always says no phones 📲 in the bathroom 🚽

This is very helpful! thank you so much!

70% of communication is non verbal....so online we are getting less than half the "truth" Weird. Online should be a supplement. It can be enriching. Loved this. I love Audible too.

Thanks Jeff, really helpful tips

LOVE THIS!! Thank you for posting. I literally was praying right before I saw your video of ways I can be more intentional with God and others, knowing that social media was an interference with this, and I saw this!!! :D So THAAANKS !! ~~~~~

Awesome video! Thank you!

Very good topic & a very nice message 👍🏻

I love and miss these videos!! (:

"This video NEEDS to go VIRAL". For real for real

It was a really helpful video, and made me realize lots of things in my life. Thank you so much. I will follow those tips. 😎😎😎. God bless you guys.

I've been needing to take a total break from social media. I don't have the discipline to just shut it off. Are there any apps that you can lock yourself out of on your phone? Amazing tips in this video though!

Great tips bro!

I like what you said about 70 percent of a conversation beiing non verbal. Because I actually have really good conversations with a real life friend on Whatsapp, but with this knowlegde, it's really only 30 percent of the conversation. That's really weird to think about...

No phones or TV in the bedroom. No phones in the bathroom. No phones at the kitchen table. Take the month of January off of social media.

This is excellent.

Cool , thanks for the tips.

omg. thank you.

This is true, Social Media is bad for the soul

I’m going back to school and I hung out with a really bad group and the friendships ended really badly in ways that they talk poorly about me and put me down and also spreading lies to my close friends. I want to handle it in a way that is humble and God like but i don’t know how and it make me feel belittled. If you have so tips on how to overcome some of these things that are happening please let me know.

Well I don't know if it's a remedy, but I don't have a smart phone. I have a cell phone that can make calls and texts, and that's it. It doesn't even have a camera, it can't make emojis, it has a capability to connect to the Internet or put apps or something on it, but I don't know how it works and I think we actually had it disabled because it was constantly trying to connect for some reason and it was costing a cent every time it tried. Another thing that has helped is that with my family, $100 worth of minutes are put on everyone's phones at the beginning of the year. We don't use our phones much, so there's no need for the monthly plans, but when we do use them, there's a responsibility behind how much. What's nice about not having a smart phone is that you aren't always connected to everything else. I'm not getting hit with notifications all the time and I feel I am better off for it. However, I am a bit addicted to my laptop. :/

Love all the tips, but think the food analogy stuck out to me most. Also the yes/no perspective. I’m way too addicted to my phone and hope to change that!!

How do you deal with not having your phone in your room? I’d like to start that but my thoughts are what if something happens and someone is trying to reach you with an emergency but you can’t be reached because your phone isn’t in the room? Or what if there is a fire and all but your room is blocked and you need to call for help or something? How do you deal with stuff like that?

Great video

Thanks

My biggest problem with social media is the comment section. Mostly with videos in which christians share their opinion (for example the 'middle ground' videos from jubilee). A lot of the comments are about how judgemental/prude etc Christians are. It always gets me because no, thats not true most of the time. It breaks my heart to think people see me as judgemental/prude/stupid or whatever because I believe in God and I find it very difficult to not respond to them. Maybe I should just stop reading the comments....

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What works best for me is to not care what people think enough to indulge in social media.(except RU-vid of course) Oh, and being an introvert helps.

Ray Confort

tec free tuesday

What happened at 5:03

I give myself only an hour to be on social media like FB, IG, Snapchat, RU-vid a day. (not including emergencies, phone calls, emails, etc).

I love disconnecting while camping

Jeff, or anyone reading these comments, what are ur tips when ur the only one in ur group of friends who follows these guidelines? I’m seriously always the only one trying not to be on her phone but end up getting upset or hurt that no one wants to talk, just be on their phones.

I just get really lonely i think because of social media.

What stinks the most is now you NEED to be connected in order to get quite a bit of jobs, otherwise I’d trash this smartphone and get a flip phone but I need to stay connected with schedules, bulletins, etc.

Out of sight, out of mind

*watching this while on a social media platform in my room*

I am Gali, in the year 1980 I lost all my hopes, I became a thief and club dancer. At that time I heard about Christ, the Lord spoke with me though the Scripture. JOHN 14:6 “I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER BUT BY ME.” I surrendered my life to Lord Jesus and confessed that He is the only Lord and died for my sins to deliver me from all my sins (Karma). When I totally surrendered my life to the Lord He has delivered me from evil spirits, which suffered me about 6 years. I became a new person in Christ. I love Bible so much and started memorizing the scriptures. By the grace of God I have memorized Five Thousand (5,000) Verses from the Holy Bible. Every week I also remember all the verses. Morning time I remember about 1500 verses for praise, worship and prayer. (Including 100 Psalms). This practice helps me to grow strong in the Lord and also to help others for the glory of the Lord. John 14:6 is my favorite verse; I preach this word to many unsaved people that they may find the peace in Jesus Christ because He is the Lord of all. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GWViryWWch4.html

Jeff lookin tan as heck

what's your instagram??

The first shall be last??????

Hey can you please a video on how to convince a family member that Jesus exists? My mother doesn’t believe in Jesus but i do and i don’t want her going to hell it makes soo anxious :(

Tip #1 delete you Facebook

Jeff....... You misleaded an entire generation with saying that it is good to have tatoos. That was the reason I unsubscribed. I came back only to tell you this.

I am Gali, in the year 1980 I lost all my hopes, I became a thief and club dancer. At that time I heard about Christ, the Lord spoke with me though the Scripture. JOHN 14:6 “I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER BUT BY ME.” I surrendered my life to Lord Jesus and confessed that He is the only Lord and died for my sins to deliver me from all my sins (Karma). When I totally surrendered my life to the Lord He has delivered me from evil spirits, which suffered me about 6 years. I became a new person in Christ. I love Bible so much and started memorizing the scriptures. By the grace of God I have memorized Five Thousand (5,000) Verses from the Holy Bible. Every week I also remember all the verses. Morning time I remember about 1500 verses for praise, worship and prayer. (Including 100 Psalms). This practice helps me to grow strong in the Lord and also to help others for the glory of the Lord. John 14:6 is my favorite verse; I preach this word to many unsaved people that they may find the peace in Jesus Christ because He is the Lord of all. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GWViryWWch4.html