Social Media-- why *I* left
Well not all Social Media-- I still love my blogs-- reading & sharing..... but Facebook-- sent me over the edge!!
This post I read yesterday " Social Media-- Inspiration for Finding your Balance" really sumed up where I was/am. (although she went back, I cannot)
"My addiction was out of hand. Though I knew it was unhealthy, I indulged multiple times a day, couldn’t go 24 hours without withdrawal symptoms, and constantly made excuses for my habit.
A Confession…
My vice? Social Media. This tool – wonderful for networking, business, and ministry – was taking more from me that it was giving. It was stealing vast amounts of time and leaving me stressed and burnt out. I knew I wasn’t the only one with this problem (I could name plenty of people who were worse than me – one of my many excuses!)
It was an incredible season, opening my eyes to all I was missing in real life when I let myself get sucked into the virtual, synthetic “Home” of my facebook page. Facebook seems designed to distract, to never let you finish a thought or task, with so many links on every page pulling you further and further into its time-sucking, mind numbing, stupor inducing grasp – Ahhhh!"
This post I read yesterday " Social Media-- Inspiration for Finding your Balance" really sumed up where I was/am. (although she went back, I cannot)
"My addiction was out of hand. Though I knew it was unhealthy, I indulged multiple times a day, couldn’t go 24 hours without withdrawal symptoms, and constantly made excuses for my habit.
A Confession…
My vice? Social Media. This tool – wonderful for networking, business, and ministry – was taking more from me that it was giving. It was stealing vast amounts of time and leaving me stressed and burnt out. I knew I wasn’t the only one with this problem (I could name plenty of people who were worse than me – one of my many excuses!)
It was an incredible season, opening my eyes to all I was missing in real life when I let myself get sucked into the virtual, synthetic “Home” of my facebook page. Facebook seems designed to distract, to never let you finish a thought or task, with so many links on every page pulling you further and further into its time-sucking, mind numbing, stupor inducing grasp – Ahhhh!"
I read that post at the Passionate Homemaking... I enjoyed it too.
ReplyDeleteI posted a poem and had my own post about Balance-- last week sometime.
I just can't get it all done-- and socialize on the world wide web too.
This morning I'm just visiting around-- getting ready to take a friend to DFW airport.
But usually-- I'm getting my work done this time of day... before it gets too hot!
I've enjoyed reading your little blog here-- and will return!
So nice to meet you, Pat