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How to have a happy January: Give yourself a break from social media every day

We can't imagine life without our mobile phones, but we could all do with a break from socialising online to focus on socialising offline.

Especially in the middle of the night.

Scott Mills admits he checks his mobile if he wakes up at night and he recommends taking a break from social media every day.

Sounds good to us, but we're just going to check Instagram first...

"After a certain time of night, get off your phone for an hour, especially social media," he tells Radio 1.

Even if I wake up in the night I check my phone
Scott Mills

"I've got into this real habit, even if I wake up in the night I check it. I don't need to do that until the next day.

"I'm quite bad at that. It's like a nervous thing. People should do that less. It's good to have a social-free zone."