Ideas to save time from growing number of WhatsApp groups

WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform right now. Almost everyone who has a smartphone will be a WhatsApp user. The key point on how WhatsApp got so famous is because of its simplicity and user-friendliness. None of us had been trained to use WhatsApp, the user-friendliness had brought in a large set of active users to WhatsApp. Almost, everyone stays in contact with their friends, family members, and colleagues through WhatsApp, for which WhatsApp group plays a major role in bringing diverse people together.

Groups are used to create a way to communicate a message amongst a selected group of people in one shot. If you are a regular WhatsApp user,  you will be part of at least one group but mostly more than one. But unlike individual WhatsApp chats, WhatsApp group chat brings its own set of problems, and particularly it tends to eat more of our time.. At moments, it may even feel like there’s no way to walk out from the various WhatsApp groups where you have been added.

This blog speaks about how to manage and save your time from WhatsApp Group like a boss.

(1) Privacy Settings

The first step towards saving your time from WhatsApp groups is by reducing the number of groups where you are getting a part of. You may stop everyone, or just people who are not in your contact list from adding you to a new WhatsApp group. Follow the below steps to setup your privacy settings.

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and tap on the three vertical dots on the top left corner

Step 2: Go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Groups

Step 3: You will find three options — Everyone, My contacts, and My contacts except

Step 4: You can choose one of the 3 options as you wish.

(2) Exit WhatsApp Group

Now, after being added to a WhatsApp group if you’re not getting the purpose of the group, you have the right to leave at any time. Be aware of the steps you need to follow if you want to leave a WhatsApp group and drop a message politely to let others know on why you wish to leave. And don’t forget to take care of the relationship with the group members after you leave the group, you never know what the future holds.

(3) Follow usage routines

There are a few good practices that can help you to manage your time efficiently in WhatsApp groups. One of them is practicing yourself to participate in any WhatsApp group once a day for a fixed time and not as a first thing in the morning or last thing at night. You may start feeling stressed to start your day or end your day if you are occupied with WhatsApp groups. Hence keeping a specified time to check the messages in the WhatsApp group makes you stress-free and lets you utilize your time more efficiently.

(4) Moving from Group to Private Chat

Sometimes two individuals start chatting about things in a group, instead of  a private chat. If you have something specific to bring up to an individual, the better way is to make it private instead of posting messages in group, which will eat everyone’s time. If your message is relevant to majority of group members, then go ahead and post in the group.

(5) Responsibilities of Group Admin

If you are an admin of a WhatsApp group, it is your responsibility to make everyone in the group understand the objective of the group and the guidelines to be followed. This holds many advantages like avoiding arguments, irrelevant messages.

(6) Turn OFF notifications

Another simple way to save your time from WhatsApp group is by using the ‘Turn off notifications’ and ‘Mute’ options (unless you’re part of a group where you need to respond immediately).  Unlike other chat apps that offer a logout button, WhatsApp doesn’t provide one, multiple groups brings in countless notifications which distract you for the whole day, so mute some of the groups which doesn’t has a key impact in your daily personal or business routine.. Just be sure to check the groups periodically, rather than not responding to it at all.

So, WhatsApp is a great platform, always make sure to manage and participate effectively in WhatsApp groups to make the most out of it!