Top 3 Reasons Of What Causes Digital Stress

Are you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or even depression; while using your smartphones or computers to stay connected with family, to be informed with whats going on in the world or just for entertainment purposes; such as, YouTube? If Yes, than you are digital stress out. Today, I will be giving you the top 3 reason of why you are digitally stress.

What is digital distraction? According to Digital Responsibility. Digital Distraction, 2019, www.digitalresponsibility.org/digitaldistraction. Accessed 08, Aug. 2020. Technology (that) is so pervasive it can be hard to put down the phone or turn off the laptop. (Digital Responsibility 1), Such as scrolling through social media, checking your email or texting and driving. All of these inputs make it hard to focus on one thing and may effect your ability to learn and remember. Studies suggest that spending too much time with digital devices can (also) be detrimental to personal relationships (being ignored and person does not have your full attention) and even dangerous. (Digital Responsibility 1)

1. Know the difference between internal and external distractions. Internal distractions can be job stress, negative interaction on facebook, or craving (being hungry) food. External distractions can be weather notifications alerts from your phone, going on vacation, just meeting up with friends.

2. Mindfulness is about about being in the present moment and without emotional reactivity. An example of using mindfulness is to mindful breathing or mindful walking (paying attention to how you are walking and the sensation of your feet on the ground), or how it feels when the wind caresses your skin.

3. Starting small such as set a realistic goal, and planning and making time for your goals. Example: Exercises set how long you plan to work out, and what exercises moves your plan on doing. Planning on changing your eating habits; you just don't go and start eating non dairy food, or stop eating meat; you take away a little at a time, to successful changing your eating habits.

Information Overload as define by Cambridge University Press. Cambridge Dictionary, 2020, dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/information-overload. Accessed 02, Aug. 2020 is a situation in which you receive too much information at one time and cannot think about it in a clear way. Internet news is being produce every second of the day and made viral to reach millions of people in little of amount of time. However; there are different platform, such as; television, radio, emails, smart phones, and social media. Which are all cause of information overload. It is common for people to research everything online before making a decision. Weather its looking for a tan salon or looking for a college that best fit your career choice. Inevitability, you have convinced yourself to read more articles or watch more videos because of the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) Factor. This fear is often associated with steady stream of anxiety and stress.

According to R. Moses. (2019, Nov. 20) Work-Life Balance: A Guide To Surviving The Stress. [ Keeping a work-life balance refers to the decision to prioritize reserving energy for the time that you spend outside of work.] Retrieved from https://groomandstyle.com/work-life-balance You have to find a balance between work and life, working to much decrease productivity. People often use the "I don't have enough time excuse", but with time management and prioritization of your already busy schedule can reduce a significate amount of anxiety and stress.