Comments on: Life without social media: Week 1

By: Michael Scott

Michael Scott — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:39:31 +0000

In reply to Kacie.

I like your idea about using a notebook to write down ideas, but I also liked the idea of posting them to facebook haha. I really respect the choice you have made and hope you get through it.
It is very important to live in the here and now. I hope you will be able to find a nice balance once you return to social media.
Life is all about moderation! You can do it!

By: Kacie

Kacie — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:42:23 +0000

I wonder if you’re still in the withdrawal phase. keep with it!

I saw an article on cnn or something recently about a technology blogger staying away from the internet for a YEAR. What.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:40:27 +0000

I actually have, unofficially. I didn’t have any hard and fast rules about it, but a few times over the last year when I’ve started to feel a little empty inside I’ve figured one of the reasons was all the time I was spending on Facebook and the internet in general so I purposefully backed away from it. But instead of focusing on NOT opening the computer, I focused on what I thought would make me feel more fulfilled. That way I didn’t obsess over what I was missing or feel deprived. Kinda like how you might tell a kid to “just look” instead of “don’t touch” since with the latter all they can think about is touching the forbidden object. I’ve started controlling my Pinterest addiction in much the same way, forcing myself to actually go DO some of the things I’ve pinned. Good luck with your experiment, I’m sure it will get easier with time :)