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Noticing unhealthy habits

um yeah but if we're being really honest with ourselves a lot of us do do that so again it's not don't do it it's just be alert notice if you are doing that and then make a choi...

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yeah

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um

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yeah

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but if we're being really honest with

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ourselves a lot of us do do that so

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again it's not don't do it it's just be

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alert notice if you are doing that and

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then make a choice is this good for me

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is this making me feel good or is it

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draining my energy every time i step

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away from social media do i feel rubbish

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yeah you know like just starting to take

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become more self-aware and taking care

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of your own

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sort of mental health something like

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that i do if i'm feeling like really

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unproductive i'll go on my phone yes and

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if i'm like procrastinating i'll go on

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my phone if i just like

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take out the room and just sit there

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like i'll just have to do the thing out

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of boredom

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so like literally just getting rid of

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everything and just kind of doing your

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own thing is

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i think you learned quite a lot just

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being by yourself without your phone

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thanks for watching this week's episode

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let us know in the comments below your

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thoughts on the positives and negatives

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of social media and any advice you can

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give on how to use it productively

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and we'll see you next week

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bye

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i've used social media to really help

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with my book so my book is called being

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with our feelings a mindful approach to

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well-being for children

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