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Discover six Digital Detoxes and Wi-Fi Free Retreats

“I’m quitting Facebook, I need to be more productive” and “I don’t use Instagram
anymore” are common phrases we often hear our friends and coworkers say.
health predictions 2 Everyone knows, but may still deny, that social media and our unlimited access to
Wi-Fi is harmful to our productivity and mental health. For those who are not able to
self-govern their consumptions, there are tools and applications to help.

for a fabulous Techniques to Restrict Social Media Usage in 2018:

Limits. Set a challenging yet attainable limit. An example would
be not using social media during work hours. Another would be
checking Facebook and Instagram only once a week.
Separate. Separate productive social applications from
unproductive ones. For instance, LinkedIn and Line could be
grouped in one folder. While Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and
Snapchat may be considered non-productive and you may
choose to place this in a di erent folder.
Delete. Deleting the unproductive social media apps would no
longer give you the temptation to open them.
Talk about it. Tell your partner or friends that you have decided
to terminate your social media consumption. Stating it out loud
From top to bottom: RescueTime app; O time app will make you feel accountable for it. It may also encourage
Unplug with these productivity applications others to do the same.
Rescue Time is an app that can be used in any operating Reconsider your posts. If you have a posting addiction, limit
system. It monitors everything you do online, measuring how your upload to once a month and only put up moments that are
productive you have been on a daily basis. important to you.
O time blocks distracting apps like Facebook and games, while Deactivate. Every year, deactivate your account for three
ltering communication. The app will summarise how often months. Measure how you feel and evaluate how your
you use your Smartphone. You can also create modes such productivity has changed.
as work, family or me time to easily switch between what is
needed in each time of the day or week.

Express Lunch Time Workouts
Instead of scheduling a workout commitment after work, many have
now started going to the gym at lunch time. And why not? You save
3 yourself from the 5pm to 8pm rush hour tra c, while boosting your
productivity. Going to exercise mid-day means that you return to work
energised and ready to tackle your next set of activities.
F45 Training Asok Base
Studios that o er lunch-time workouts:
F45 Training Asok on Sukhumvit Soi 20 (Novotel Bangkok
Sukhumvit 20) has classes from 11am to 11.45am.

Base on Sukhumvit Soi 36 (Noble Remix Building 2)
and North Sathorn Road (Sathorn Thai 2 Building)
o ers classes at 12.10pm to 12.55pm
The Lab Absolute Cycle
The Lab on Sukhumvit Soi 31 (RSU Tower) and Silom 1 Alley (NST One
Building) hosts classes from 12.15pm to 12.45pm.
Absolute Cycle on Thonglor Soi 17 (The Commons) and Ploenchit Road
(Amarin Studio) has sessions from 12.15 to 1pm.
Lullaby Yoga on South Sathorn Road (Life Centre, Q House) has
classes from 12.15pm to 1.15pm.
Lullaby Yoga

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