Sometimes I wonder where all our time goes. We pick up our phones with a simple intention, like reading a message or checking out what's new. But a few minutes later, we find ourselves spending a lot of time on social media.
TikTok and Facebook are two platforms in particular where time seems to slip away all too easily. We open TikTok to watch a few videos, but each one leads to another. Sometimes we come across a funny story, an interesting video, or something that catches our attention. Before we know it, minutes turn into hours.
Facebook works the same way. You open it to check out other people’s posts, photos, and news, but you end up browsing different pages, reading comments, and watching videos. Eventually, you realize you’ve wasted a lot of time without even meaning to.
What I find particularly interesting is that sometimes we don't even remember what we watched. We spend hours watching different videos, but once we put our phones down, we've already forgotten most of that content.
Of course, I’m not saying that TikTok and Facebook are useless. You can find knowledge, information, entertainment, and new opportunities there. Many people share their skills, activities, and creativity on these platforms. But the real question is: how much do we actually benefit from them, and how much time do we simply waste using them?
Sometimes I wonder what would change in our lives if we spent some of that time reading books, learning a new language, developing our skills, or working toward our dreams.
Each of us has something we want to accomplish. Some people want to continue their education, others want to start a business, while still others have big dreams they’re still waiting to realize. But dreams don’t come true just by wishing for them; they require time, patience, and concrete action.
Personally, I don't think we need to give up social media. We just need to learn how to use it without letting it control our time. A phone should be a tool that helps us get things done, not something that takes us away from real life.
Life isn't just about a phone screen. There are books we haven't read yet, skills we haven't learned yet, dreams we haven't fulfilled yet, and precious moments we could share with our loved ones.
time is a precious resource that we can never get back. If we spend hours today doing things that don’t amount to much, we won’t be able to get those hours back tomorrow.
Between TikTok and Facebook, which one takes up more of your time? Have you ever wanted to use your phone for just a few minutes, only to look at the time and realize that several hours have gone by?
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Translated from Somali to English with the help of ChatGPT and DeepL
