The Social Media Detox Tracker: A Journal to Stop Mindless Scrolling, Set Healthy Goals, and Take Back Your Time!

by Courtney E. Ackerman

Overview

Keep track of your time online and check in on your mental health with the questions and prompts in The Social Media Detox Tracker so you can stop mindlessly scrolling and take back your life!

When using social media, minutes can turn into hours of mindless scrolling, which can create feelings of depression, loneliness, anxiety, FOMO, and burnout. The good news is more people than ever are considering quitting social media and The Social Media Detox Tracker is here to help!

With The Social Media Detox Tracker, you’ll record how much time you spend on social media every day. By setting goals and limitations and keeping them in check (and yourself accountable!) with the daily logs, you’ll make a habit of cutting back your minutes.

In addition, the daily tracking pages include prompts and questions to help monitor your mental health. It provides space for you to reflect on how you’re feeling as you transition to more time offline. While social media creates feelings of FOMO, The Social Media Detox Tracker also makes sure you don’t feel like you’re missing out with less time online.

The time logs and mental health prompts will help create a healthy transition to less time online. It’s time to stop checking your likes and start getting back to your life!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781507219638
Publisher:	Adams Media
Publication date:	08/02/2022
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Courtney E. Ackerman is the author of My Pocket Meditations for Self-Compassion, My Pocket Positivity, 5-Minute Bliss, and My Pocket Gratitude. Her early travels sparked her interest in learning about human nature at a young age. This interest led her to Claremont Graduate University, where she earned her master’s degree in positive psychology and program evaluation. She works as a researcher and survey consultant in California. She enjoys traveling, spending time with her dogs, sampling beer at nearby breweries, and playing board games or video games to destress.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Part 1 Social Media and You 7

What Is Your Current Relationship with Social Media? 8

How Social Media Can Impact Your Mental Health 8

How to Know If Social Media Is a Problem for You 10

How Tracking Your Social Media Usage Can Be Helpful 11

What to Do Instead of Social Media 12

Part 2 Social Media Detox 15

Understanding the Ten-Day Social Media Detox 16

Mentally Preparing for the Detox 18

The Step-Down Approach 19

Guidelines for Detoxing 20

Day 1 22

Day 2 23

Day 3 24

Day 4 25

Day 5 26

Day 6 27

Day 7 28

Day 8 29

Day 9 30

Day 10 31

Part 3 Re-Engaging with Social Media 33

Congratulations! Looking Ahead 34

My Social Media Plan Going Forward 35

Using Social Media Mindfully 36

Checking In with Yourself 37