If you're going to limit your time on social, then make sure you’re actually enjoying what you consume. "My across-the-board rule for my clients is do not consume any media that doesn't make you feel good. Period," notes Gerber. "But you have to be present enough and honest enough that you know how you feel and you tell the truth about how you feel to yourself."
One way I have monitored this is to unfollow more people on social. Has that caused more people to unfollow me? Yes. But I am generally happier engaging with an edited audience on the apps than a mass one, so it's worth it. Facebook and Instagram also both have "snooze" functions, which offer the ability to mute profiles without unfriending or unfollowing them (and potentially offending someone).
"If you end up skipping someone's Stories because you are uninterested in what they are posting, unfollow!" instructs Tulchin. "Only follow people who you truly care about or provide you with real inspiration (e.g., fashion, exercise, food, work, etc.)." This advice seems obvious, but often we forget to filter our thousands of "friends" in addition to our photos.