{"id":3407,"date":"2024-06-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2024-06-04T08:45:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T07:45:17","slug":"explore-your-digital-wellbeing-on-global-wellness-day-%f0%9f%a7%98%f0%9f%8f%bb%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2024\/06\/07\/explore-your-digital-wellbeing-on-global-wellness-day-%f0%9f%a7%98%f0%9f%8f%bb%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore your Digital Wellbeing on Global Wellness Day\u00a0\ud83e\uddd8\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Blogpost by Sh\u00e2n Saunders (Digital Capabilities and Skills Development Coordinator)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8<sup>th<\/sup> June 2024 is Global Wellness Day, a day to reflect on your wellbeing and mental health. This year our Student Digital Champions introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/category\/digital-wellbeing-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Wellbeing Series<\/a> that covered a wide range of digital life to help improve others digital wellbeing with tips and tricks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They explored digital ergonomics including creating a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning-login\/share?account=107524890&amp;forceAccount=true&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2Flearning%2Fcollections%2Fenterprise%2F1%7EAAAAAAZosxo%3D2129014%3FshareId=4a1cac78-d013-4be7-8275-2dfa493451ce\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn Learning collection<\/a> about the best set up for your desk and advice on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2023\/12\/07\/eyes-on-the-prize-a-students-guide-to-defeating-computer-eyestrain-%f0%9f%91%81\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to reduce eyestrain<\/a> through the 20-20-20 rule and enabling dark mode. One of our student digital champions embarked on a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2023\/12\/15\/digital-detox-rebooting-my-digital-lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\">digital detox<\/a> which included deleting all social media apps, disabling notifications, replacing Face ID with a deliberate password and being more mindful of their purpose of being on their phone. They <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2024\/03\/04\/is-there-life-after-social-media-my-digital-detox-month-%f0%9f%93%b5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recounted their pros, cons, and advice<\/a> for anyone else looking to indulge in a digital detox.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well, our digital champion found that <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2024\/02\/29\/take-control-of-your-phone-with-screenzen-before-it-controls-you-%f0%9f%93%b4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the app ScreenZen<\/a> was a blessing during their digital detox to help enforce better boundaries while interacting with apps and becoming more mindful of your digital consumption. The Digital Wellbeing series also looked at <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2024\/01\/11\/digital-decluttering-a-student-guide-to-organising-your-digital-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the importance of digital decluttering<\/a> and organizing your digital spaces, including creating better folders, customising your home screens, and clearing out your downloads folder. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other digital wellbeing resources include a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2024\/04\/02\/in-just-a-minute-set-a-screen-time-limit-%e2%8f%b3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blogpost for any iPhone user<\/a> about the inbuilt features in settings to help with your screen time limit and a feature to help distance your phone to reduce eyestrain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to look at further resources, feel free to explore the digital wellbeing section on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wakelet.com\/wake\/m2An6AXU7_eaGsYtbYNAn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Skills Library<\/a> or in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning-login\/share?account=107524890&amp;forceAccount=true&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2Flearning%2Fcollections%2Fenterprise%2F1%7EAAAAAAZosxo%3D480030%3FshareId=00ec6198-392d-4d02-93f7-8a6f3aa3ccb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn Learning collection<\/a>. 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