Sunday
Feb072010
Taking A Break From The Social Web, How It Has Helped Me
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3:41PM
A lot of people know I am extremely active across various social networks, but lately I have taken a break and I know a few of you (much love) have noticed.
The reason for taking a break is not some grand revelation, nor do I have a long explanation.
I simply wasted too much time.
So one day I IM'ed my trusted friend Alex, gave him the passwords to my personal Twitter, FriendFeed and Cliqset account and I said, "change them." So he did and I haven't touched my personal accounts since.
So how has that helped me?
I won't lie, lately my grades have been suffering. I spent too much time talking to people I really don't know instead of focusing on my studies. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
I went out and had fun and decided to put myself back on the market. I am 18 and single. Why not?
Now if people want to chat with me, they are basically stuck to chatting with me via IM or e-mail. This has actually lead to more personal connections with many people I somewhat talked to on various other social networks. I find that to be kind of cool.
While it may not be showing all that much, Hunter and I are putting a lot of thought into our blog LayeredByte which we hope will lead to some great things sooner rather than later :D
So that's how getting off the Twitter crack helped me out. Anyone else done the same and want to share their experience?
Feel free to in the comments.
The reason for taking a break is not some grand revelation, nor do I have a long explanation.
I simply wasted too much time.
So one day I IM'ed my trusted friend Alex, gave him the passwords to my personal Twitter, FriendFeed and Cliqset account and I said, "change them." So he did and I haven't touched my personal accounts since.
So how has that helped me?
1. Got My Homework Done
I won't lie, lately my grades have been suffering. I spent too much time talking to people I really don't know instead of focusing on my studies. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
2. Found Some Girls
I went out and had fun and decided to put myself back on the market. I am 18 and single. Why not?
3. Made Some Better Friends
Now if people want to chat with me, they are basically stuck to chatting with me via IM or e-mail. This has actually lead to more personal connections with many people I somewhat talked to on various other social networks. I find that to be kind of cool.
4. Focus Time On LayeredByte
While it may not be showing all that much, Hunter and I are putting a lot of thought into our blog LayeredByte which we hope will lead to some great things sooner rather than later :D
So that's how getting off the Twitter crack helped me out. Anyone else done the same and want to share their experience?
Feel free to in the comments.
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