How Your Facebook Addiction Can Help You Get Good School Grades

You might think incessantly checking your Facebook feed might be a detriment to your studies, but exactly the opposite could be true with just a few strategies.

Facebook addiction is a real thing. In fact, many studies have shown that the satisfaction and good feelings we get from seeing our friends like, comment and share our social media posts are similar to the effects of addictive drugs. It’s possible to channel that Facebook addiction into better study habits and better grades. Here’s how.

Join Facebook Groups for your classes.

Professors have gotten used to their students being on Facebook all the time, so they’ve decided to adhere to the adage, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!” Professors and departments usually will have a Facebook group to post assignments, start discussions, answer questions and keep track of group projects. They’ll also add events for extracurricular activities that can better inform your studies like lectures, career fairs and more.

Like and follow pages that relate to your major or can help you study.

There are so many study resources, industry organizations, school groups and educational pages on Facebook that can really help when you need them. Tutoring services like Solution Inn, connect with others at your school who have taken the same classes, “like” pages for your textbooks or professional organizations in your field. Use those resources when you study. That way, your brain feels like its using social media, but in reality, you’re learning and using social media as a study help. If you “like” pages that belong to professional organizations in your major, that’s also a great resource for internships, scholarships and full-time jobs for after graduation.

Become Facebook friends with your classmates.

As soon as you make friends with people in your class, add them as a friend on Facebook. This can come in handy when you have a question at a midnight study session and your professor is inaccessible. Chances are, your friend is still awake and might even be studying, too. Becoming Facebook friends with your classmates can also help when it comes time to study for exams. Use Facebook to create study groups and set events to meet at the library or at someone’s dorm room to study.

Facebook Marketplace is a great place to sell or trade books.

Instead of taking a cut for your textbooks at the college bookstore, consider buying, selling and trading your textbooks on Facebook Marketplace. Chances are you’ll find someone who is taking the class you just took and who just finished a class you’re taking next year. No need to wait in long lines at the bookstore to sell back and buy new textbooks. Just meet up and exchange books. Facebook just made your life way easier.

Just because you can’t seem to put your phone down long enough for it to charge doesn’t mean it’s going to take a toll on your grades. You can use social media platforms like Facebook to your advantage, and it can help you get better school grades.