Social media and politics have become the soul of society. Without both, we’d feel lost. Because of websites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the growing number of other social sites, socializing and interaction have become as simple as a status update, a like or comment, and a beautiful picture. News and politicians use social media to keep society up to date with news coverage, polls, political campaigns, and to share ideas they may wish their viewers to adopt. Although social media has become the go-to for getting tasks done or accessing information, its misuse contains many consequences that affect our overall health and perception of the world around us.

Without proper management, like any other addiction, social media can become harmful to yourself and damaging to the interpersonal relationships you have. But our need, our craving to stay up to date with information and connected to the world, does not have to control our lives. We can control our lives by controlling our social media habits, whether limiting screen time or removing social media from our lives entirely.

The birth of social media has led to a widespread explosion in the need for connectedness, business management, politics, and overall mental health. Because social media plays a vital role in society’s day-to-day activities, it is important for users to understand the pitfalls they present. While social media has become increasingly beneficial for politicians and political groups, social media can become an addictive piece of technology where its misuse can negatively impact self-love.

With social media benefits such as universal connectedness, learning a new skill, entertainment, and business and marketing, anyone can fall victim to cyberbullying, body-shaming, confirmation bias, fake news, and addiction. No matter where you are on your journey to developing positive mobile habits, this book will provide exercises you can practice anytime, anywhere. From the very beginning of the book, you will tour through the general breakdown of the universal benefits of social media. You will then dive deeper into the positive and negative effects of social media, leading to how social media and politics plays a role in developing bad habits, how they affect the workplace and home, leaving the best for last: Exercises and actions you can take to promote happiness and relating to the world outside of social media.

Each chapter in this guide, Positive Mobile Habits, provides an in-depth explanation of how social media and politics play a role in societal behavior and well-being. While there are many benefits of using social media, this guide’s sole purpose is to aid you on your journey to becoming self-aware of negative habits due to social media, as well as how to proactively change your habits to better ones. When using this guide, feel free to jump chapters. This guide was designed to be listened to either in order or by subject.

As you learn how much social media and politics play a role in developing bad habits, limits effective relationship skills, and negatively impacts our positive mindfulness, you’ll also learn how to become less reliant on social media and politics, foster positive mindfulness, and retake control of your life.