“Time you enjoy wasting, is not time wasted.’’

During these unprecedented times, we are spending more and more time on social . There really isn’t much else to do for most of us. Social media can be both a blessing and a curse and has been proven to sometimes have a negative effect on our mental health, (especially Instagram with young people) but the truth is it’s becoming essential in our day to day lives, considering the social distancing measures put in place.

With Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and now adding Zoom and House Party into the mix. It’s making it easier for us to keep in contact with loved ones, however, it’s also increasingly harder to switch off from the outside world - that we’re not allowed outside in – Oh the irony!

Browsing through Twitter I’ve noticed there is a running theme of people proclaiming to have started developing new skills from baking to learning a new language – which is great, but you know what is equally great?

Doing what works for you!

There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to living during a pandemic, so If you want to bake banana bread, please do, but if you don’t - there is absolutely no reason to feel guilty about it.

Not everything you do has to make you “grow as a person” or “add to your skillset”. Regardless of whatever it is that you're doing, there is a high probability that you could be doing something more ‘important’.  Anyway, who determines what is ‘wasted time’?  As British philosopher Bertrand Russell once said “The time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time.” I completely agree with this statement.

Do what YOU enjoy and finds you peace. Be present in the moment, its completely okay to do ‘nothing’ as long as you enjoy it. There is enormous pressure to be seen to be doing ‘something’ and the importance of stillness is underestimated.

Please remember that that social media is a highlight wheel with filters in tow! So, if YOU want to watch back to back episodes of ‘Tiger King’, do it without feeling guilty - I certainly won’t be!