{"id":1114,"date":"2023-04-13T03:34:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T03:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellbeings.nz\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2023-05-03T02:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T02:59:32","slug":"how-to-detox-your-instagram-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellbeings.nz\/how-to-detox-your-instagram-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Detox Your Instagram Feed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your relationship to social media might be one of love, hate and\/or indifference\u2026 depending on your mood. While here at Wellbeings we love a <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/nz\/podcast\/catherine-price-your-phone-is-your-most-toxic-relationship\/id1591992269?i=1000570632612\">digital detox<\/a>, it can be hard to be all or nothing when it comes to social media \u2013 particularly if you\u2019re someone who needs to use it for work.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering that the algorithms that control Instagram are about as unpredictable as a toddler on the loose, it\u2019s up to us to take back some control over what is presented to us in our feeds. An hour of Instagram admin now can improve your scrolling feed for the rest of the year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Find Your Favourites<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Somehow Instagram has become like a crowded party, where you want to just catch up with your pals but somehow have to make small talk with 1900 other people before you get to them. The quickest way to fix this is to only use Instagram to look at your \u2018Favourites\u2019. On the main screen, click on the drop down menu next to \u2018Instagram\u2019 and select Favourites, then add just your favourite people to that list. That way, you don\u2019t have to mindlessly scroll to stay in the loop and you won\u2019t get FOMO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Get Rid of Suggested Posts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes when you\u2019re mid-scroll, it can be easy to lose track of what you\u2019re looking at\u2026 because it\u2019s literally designed to keep you scrolling as long as possible [link to Catherine Price piece]. But if you\u2019ve noticed a flood of posts from people you\u2019ve never followed, then you have been caught in a web of \u2018suggested posts\u2019. They\u2019re easy to get rid of \u2013 just tap the three dots on the top of the post and select \u2018not interested\u2019. Unfortunately, you can only snooze suggested posts for 30 days BUT it does make a big difference to your feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Manage Your Ad Topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever looked up anything to do with weddings or babies, or even had a conversation about them near your phone, you\u2019ll know the reality that you have danced with the algorithm devil and now must pay the price. However, if you go up to the three dots again, you can click on \u2018why am I seeing this post?\u2019 and it will take you through \u2018shown interest in\u2019, which then leads to your ad topics range. This shows you the many things the algorithm thinks you are interested in. Honestly, this is worth it for entertainment alone \u2013 truly only in this world will \u2018Lebanese restaurants\u2019 sit alongside \u2018Virginia Woolf\u2019 (just as a personal example). If you click on a topic, you can select \u2018show less ads on about this topic.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Hide Ads<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to hide a genre of ads \u2013 this is particularly good if you\u2019re being flooded with diet, weight-loss or any other triggering topics \u2013 then press \u2018hide ad\u2019, then select a reason. This will change the algorithm moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: Disconnect \u2018Shopping activity\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same Accounts centre control panel, you can also select \u2018Shopping activity\u2019 and then de-select \u2018sync shopping activity\u2019, which will stop you from being shown deals from brands you\u2019ve previously purchased through social media. This is a GREAT way to remove shopping temptations from your social media feed, helping you save money as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 6: Reset Your Explore page<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, this is slow work but will make a big difference \u2013 if your Explore page is a living algorithm hell, then hold down on the images until it gives you a menu, then selected \u2018not interested\u2019. Slowly, you can release yourself from being fed nine million proposals or something equally annoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 7: Mute Everyone<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the saying about friendships goes: \u2018Some friends are there for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.\u2019 Well, it\u2019s the same with Instagram accounts. Definitely unfollow anyone who makes you feel bad about yourself, or who feels like the equivalent of keeping your thin jeans in the back of your closet. You don\u2019t need that energy in your life. But for people\/accounts who are just not for you <em>right now<\/em>? Mute, mute, mute. Mute is the best way to save your soul without offending anyone and you can always go back, unmute, and slip quietly back into someone\u2019s lives. It\u2019s like the pulling an Irish exit at that crowded party \u2013 no-one\u2019s feelings get hurt and you look after yourself at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your relationship to social media might be one of love, hate and\/or indifference\u2026 depending on your mood. While here at Wellbeings we love a digital detox, it can be hard to be all or nothing when it comes to social media \u2013 particularly if you\u2019re someone who needs to use it for work. 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