Often "addicted to scrolling," Tom Aspinall explains how beneficial social media cleansing has been

Interim UFC heavyweight world champion Tom Aspinall suffers like all of us - he is addicted to social media. In a very candid interview segment during his UFC 304 pre-fight media scrum, Aspinall admitted to having deleted his social media apps to benefit his mental and emotional state.

Expanding on the topic, the heavy-handed Englishman said (via MMA Fighting):

"I still use my phone a lot of the time, I'm just not scrolling everyday. To anybody who's going through any kind of, feeling overwhelmed with life. You feel like you got too much going on there, whatever. Or the feeling of being a bit anxious about stuff. First thing you do is go out of social media... See how you get on."

Aspinall continued:

"Do what I did: delete the apps so you can't go back on it again. Coz I was seriously addicted to scrolling. Yeah. My life is a lot better without reading hundreds of people's opinions of me everyday, you know what I mean?"

Aspinall admits to still downloading the apps just so he can get someone's number or post something for his sponsors. Every time he does this, however, he immediately deletes the app as he finds himself doom scrolling again. This is the story of all of us today and it pays to listen to a man of conviction and self-awareness like Aspinall.

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Tom Aspinall: "My life is a lot better without reading a load of people's opinions all the time"

Expanding on the effects of social media addiction as it relates to his daily life and fight training, Tom Aspinall opened up about how the apps have warped his thoughts.

He said (via MMA Fighting):

"My life is a lot better without reading a load of people's opinions all the time. Honestly, I was at a point where I didn't even really know my own opinion on stuff anymore, because I was reading too many [of] other people's opinions."

When asked how it improved his preparation for his interim world title defense against Curtis Blaydes this weekend, Aspinall said:

"Your life and fight preparation coincide a lot in my experience. Like, if I'm not happy with my day-to-day life, I'm not performing too well in the gym. So, I'm much happier without social media. I won't be going back on it after my fight either."