A busy mother of two boisterous kids, eldest daughter-in-law in a North Indian family, owner of a full-fledged digital agency & managing editor of a blogzine, sportsperson & fitness freak – pretty much summarises my life. I don’t have a cook or kitchen help & lovingly cook all 4 meals for my family.
Those who know me will find me at all the important junctures in their life, whenever and wherever they need me. Despite leading an active life, I always seem to have time for what is important.
People around me constantly ask:
How do you find the time?
Well, I could go into a lengthy explanation about managing time better & give out tips and tricks. But, it would be of no use. This blog is not about gyaan. It’s about a simple tip that will help you save 3 hours a day minimum.
I am a firm believer in recognizing what is in my control & what isn’t. Therefore, naturally, this blog post is about a factor is completely in my control.
So here it is the number one tip to save 3 hours and manage time better:
I exited WhatsApp Groups & changed settings to ensure that I don’t get added to a group without permission.
WhatsApp Groups can be awfully annoying, especially when you are dragged into them without your consent. Inspect the groups you are part of. How many are useful? How many are just forums for sharing jokes? How many incite negativity within your heart? More importantly, do you check the groups even though you hate them?
Here is a WhatsApp setting that lets you choose who can add you to group chats and guess what? There is a feature that allows you to stop them completely.
Here’s how you can enable it:
- Open WhatsApp on your phone, and go to Settings > Accounts > Privacy.
- Tap on Groups, and select the option that suits you best. The first one will prompt the user adding you to first send an invitation that you can approve:
– Nobody (this prevents anyone from adding you to a group without an invitation)
– My contacts (only your contacts can add you to a group without an invitation)
– Anyone (Anyone can add you to a group without an invitation)If you value your privacy, you’ll want to select either of the first two options.
The truth is, most people find WhatsApp groups annoying but many suffer from FOMO – the Fear Of Missing Out. And it is this fear that drives them to remain part of WhatsApp groups and remain addicted. However, the good news is that your true friends don’t need a WhatsApp group to be in touch with you. They will find a way to reach out to you and ensure that you remain updated with what’s relevant for you.
Exiting WhatsApp groups and preventing people from adding me in groups without my permission has given me an additional 3 hours of me-time in a day and also weeded out the irritants from my life.
Try it and let me know!
DiaryOfAnInsaneWriter 
Yes, Facebook and wats app has literally pushed ourselves into the virtual world. Taking away the essence and beauty of life in itself.
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I absolutely agree to your tip.Social media is creeping over our lives . We need to control its use.Here is my post on time management for busy moms. Hope you like it.
https://www.mommysmagazine.com/2018/06/time-management-working-moms/
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Wow, how much do you manage?! And exiting what’s app groups helped you save 3 hours?! I didn’t know the app could consume that much of our time! I’m not super active on what’s app groups; I think more of my time saving will come from limiting Twitter use. Must closely examine my screen time and see what else is eating up my hours!
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I agree we spent an awful amount of time doing absolutely nothing on WhatsApp or scrolling through social media. Control over this would definitely help in better time management.
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When I am added without consent or get lost in group I exit the whatsapp group. Many more are kept in mute for months and I rarely check them. Thanks for this tip Mayura
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That’s a really interesting tip!! I usually put the groups on mute and they don’t bother me much!! Thanks for this tip though!!
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A very good post. And yes i am going to remove myself from some unwanted whatsapp group which are spoiling my precious time.
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I also do exit from WhatsApp groups which are not useful in any way as it’s sheer wastage of time.
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Your post title intrigued me to read on. I am definitely trying the wattsapp settings you explained too. Thanks and Happy Alexa
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Wonderful post and very useful tip! I too find them very annoying but just muting them really helps me.
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Nice post – short and crisp. I liked the way you dealt with the topic in your post – there was definitely no gyaan and only practical tips. We live in times, where we can’t do away with using technology, so the best strategy always is to work out a middle path. Thanks for the detailed instructions in your post 🙂
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That’s a handy tip for saving time. I didn’t know that there was an option to prevent people from adding us to groups! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Social media is boon but once we start using it for our entertainment. Not exactly for entertainment, we start to use it as a mandatory daily routine then the problem starts.
It wastes a lot of hours in a day only.
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Lovely write Mayura!!
Simple but so true.
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