Life Beyond The ‘Gram
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka|September 2019
When you don’t post a picture of you hustling at a café or partying at a club, do you feel like you haven’t really lived that moment? If you answered ‘yes’, you’re not alone. In a culture where “pictures or it didn’t happen!” is a regular mantra, fulfillment hails from an unlikely source: Social media. But, eventually it can take a toll on even the most Instagram savvy of them all. What do you do then? You look beyond the tech to you live life to the fullest.
Sumaiya Shuaibdeen
Life Beyond The ‘Gram

Ignoring things that matter to you is easier than ever these days, and this is mostly thanks to social media. In a survey done by the Australian Psychology Society (APS), more than three in four young people (78.8%) are highly involved with their mobile phones. Young people are on social media for an average of 3.3 hours or more each day.

According to a Sri Lankan study*, nearly 30% of respondents spend more than 1 hour on social media. But, there’s certainly more to life than the virtual realm like real life interactions. Here are a few more things that should occupy your time.

How You Carry Yourself

Have you ever met someone who looks well-dressed and charismatic in their Instagram pictures, but they’re very shy and sloppy in real life? We have. What’s scary is that you could be that person to someone else. If you’re not well-groomed and exude confidence, you won’t be making much of an impression. Don’t appear like the others or fit into mediocre standards. Instead, dress for yourself, walk the talk and keep it classy.

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