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Digital Well Being

Dr. Hamed Alneyadi

It is very essential that we provide tools to control our time on Tiktok application. This helps the user to spend the time productively while improving physical and mental health. The overuse of social media during workday will affect the person's ability and energy negatively.

Therefore, providing options for the parents to manage and control screen time of their children on TikTok will promote healthy usage and proactively assist the user to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

It is very important to understand that being away from the devices is not the only solution, but instead they are supposed to interact physically with friends and family for a better life ahead.

Children above 13 and youngsters will have less stress and low anxiety levels if they use less hours on internet۔ Moreover, I suggest that we have to develop features that are less disruptive or add the feature to turn off notifications that distract children.Besides that, we need to screen time tracking to help users to minimize screen time.

How can we encourage digital wellness among children and employees?

Encourage workers to switch off. Managers can set specific times during which employees shall make themselves available for discussion and calls.They can urge co-workers not to contact each other for work-related issues unless they have urgent matters to discuss. Employees can also switch off notifications on all their devices
Limit communications that are not critical. Although it is essential for employees, colleagues and managers to communicate, workers' digital wellness is negatively affected when they are swamped with communications, particularly email. This cause’s unnecessary stress as time is taken from their work to respond to emails and other forms of communication. Since not all, these communications are important; employers should encourage workers to limit emails that are not critical.
Reduce the number of online meetings. While video conferencing is necessary in today's digital workplaces, many employees suffer from video call fatigue. Although online meetings can save time and enable employees to connect with their colleagues, they can also be exhausting as employees must be constantly and actively participating. Companies can set aside at least one day a week that is free of meetings to reduce stress.
Lower eyestrain in frequent device users. Products such as dark panels that cover screens or special lenses that go over glasses to reduce glare have been developed to help and reduce eyestrain. Recommendations also exist for how large information on the screen should be, what setings and resolution should be implemented, how often eyes need to be rested, and the optimal distance between eyes and the screen.
Be aware of unforeseen mental health impacts. One example of an adverse feature to mental health is the endless scroll addition to social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. This has been attributed to internet addiction, which has been correlated with high levels of anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, poor time management and impulsiveness.