Avoiding Social Media Burnout: A #BufferChat Recap
This week on #bufferchat our community shared all the best tips and tricks to avoid social media burnout. Read on to discover all of the awesome insights shared during the chat!
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4 pm AEST (Sydney time)
9 am PT (San Francisco time)
This week’s stats:
Bufferchat #1 (4 pm AEST): 15 participants; reach of 998,310
Bufferchat #2 (9 am PT): 74 participants; reach of 1,385,082
Q1: How can you structure your time to keep from feeling overwhelmed by social media?
From the community:
A1: To keep social media from becoming overwhelming, I regularly:
– Use the “do not disturb” feature on my phone from 10pm to 10am
– Switch off notifications
– Mute my phone or leave it in my purse
– Uninstall the Twitter app & only use the web interface #bufferchat
— Jessica Leeburg (@spacencashmere) June 6, 2018
A1: Social Media can easily turn into a 24/7 job if you don’t set time to unplug. I try to make sure my phone isn’t the first or last thing I see in a day. I also use tools like @HeyOrca so I can schedule posts to post automatically #bufferchat
— Yelling Mule (@YellingMule) June 6, 2018
A1: ? I aim to 1-2 hour per day for both personal and business social media. In the evenings I cut work away unless I have something big the next day or an upcoming trip.#BufferChat
— Raul Rovira ❄ (@RaulARovira) June 6, 2018
See all the great answers to question 1 here!
Q2: What are some ways to give your eyes and brain a break?
From the community:
A2: Putting your monitor or phone to sleep and taking a break outside or if it’s approximately 10,000 degrees like it is in Florida right now, head into a different room or area of the office to change up the scenery.#bufferchat pic.twitter.com/6PxfZW2MW9
— Meghan Hakey? (@MegAHakey) June 6, 2018
A2 Taking walks + dimming my screens are my fave ways to give my brain+eyes a break from social media. #bufferchat
— ? juᏁᎥᏢᎬᏒ jᎪᎠᎬ ? (@im_mimijae) June 6, 2018
A2: Get outside and leave technology inside! When we take our dog to the park in the evenings I try to always leave my phone in the house, or if I am alone and want the security of a phone w/p distraction I will turn it on airplane mode. #bufferchat #getoutside
— Paige Peabody (@Paige_Peabody) June 6, 2018
See all the great answers to question 2 here!
Q3: Do you set goals or time limits around your social media use?
From the community:
A3: If it’s just me and my time, I work however much I need to. But once other people are in the picture, they become the priority. #bufferchat pic.twitter.com/MLow9qbhrB
— Rachel Wendte (@rkwendte) June 6, 2018
A3: For work, I do. I give myself an hour and a half to look through the timeline, post, and schedule posts for later. Afterwards, I’m basically here all the time haha. At least while I’m in the office. #bufferchat
— ?TJV (@Tyrophant) June 6, 2018
A3: no i dont. but i did purge my followers – people who dont seem to be activate, people who are uninspiring, media outlets that focus too much on celebrities/drama #bufferchat
— Alcione D’Jalo (@A_Djalo) June 6, 2018
See all the great answers to question 3 here!
Q4: Do you have any “hacks” for avoiding burnout, like turning off notifications or using app blockers?
From the community:
A4 my best hack was accidentally dropping my phone down the loo! On one of the busiest weeks of the year . I had three days without in and working just from a desktop. It made me realise how much I am on it ! Won’t be doing it again though !!!! #bufferchat pic.twitter.com/RaIzaRSaBw
— Lewisham Lowdown (@LewishamLowdown) June 6, 2018
A4.
From one workaholic to the rest: take ?? time ?? to rest ??:
✔ Eliminate the guilt of being unavailable (or #outofoffice)
✔ Reduce the stress of returning to a ⛰ of ?
(@Inc shared a neat story on mandatory vacation policies recently)#bufferchat
— Bri, the Designer (@AyBriBri) June 6, 2018
A4. I’m against app blockers because I think it’s a band-aid fix. So I try to go from social, to reading articles about social, to then switching off completely. Or I schedule things for after work that force me to be busy. #bufferchat pic.twitter.com/JgruQbAC1U
— Alexandra Sebben (@alexandrasebben) June 6, 2018
See all the great answers to question 4 here!
Q5: How do you find a balance between managing your personal and professional social media?
From the community:
A5
My personal accounts = my brand. I try to be present when I can and when I have time to catch up
What I do for other clients & collaborations – it’s a different way of work, messaging and workflow (how often, using tools, analytics, etc)#bufferchat https://t.co/MesgzrBUC5
— Zala Bricelj (@ZalkaB) June 6, 2018
A5: I leave the office at the office. I realize this is a privledge that some don’t have, but I don’t touch my job’s accounts outside of work! Then my “me-time” is actually about me! #bufferchat
— Lauren Blake (@_lblake) June 6, 2018
A5: I’ve found that the more I spend on social for work, the less I can be bothered maintaining personal social media. Personal updates are few and far between. https://t.co/bzFqVpnwnI! – Laura #bufferchat pic.twitter.com/qNIsV05PWV
— Little Tzu Marketing (@wearelittletzu) June 6, 2018
#bufferchat A5 ? Having to track how much time I spend on each task is a helpful function of being part of an agency team — I’m not going to be on personal social if I’m on the clock, and vice versa with work. I will use personal social in a brand advocate / SME capacity, though
— Jess Ryan ??? (@jessryanco) June 6, 2018
See all the great answers to question 5 here!
Q6: What’s one of your favorite non-digital ways to de-stress?
From the community:
A6 : Tea + Cake + wood-walking! #bufferchat
— Carrie Eddins (@blondepreneur) June 6, 2018
A6 I love gardening. It just gets me so in tune with nature and I also find I am creative with my choice in plants and colors. Sometimes I just look at it and watch the squirrels, birds and rabbits that are always out there. It is very peaceful. #bufferchat
— Linda Buice (@BuiceLinda) June 6, 2018
A6 The gym! I very much look forward to lift days. And I also love to cooking and food in general lol. Hit a personal best @ the gym and then immediately rewarded myself with a donut lo #bufferchat pic.twitter.com/GbDZAD9obu
— WTF ? Katie (@WeirdTrvlFriend) June 6, 2018
See all the great answers to question 6 here!
Thank you so much to our awesome community for sharing such great insights in this chat!
Do you have any comments or answers to these questions? Leave your thoughts in the comments! We’d love to hear from you!