Is There a Benefit From NOT Being on Facebook?
Facebook.
It sure looks like everyone around you is riding the social networking bandwagon.
With such overwhelming support, could there be any benefit in NOT using Facebook? What do you gain by not joining the herd? Do the benefits of steering clear of the site outweigh the losses it might incur? Not using Facebook does have advantages.
But don't think you have to quit Facebook completely to realize these benefits.
Just reducing the number of hours you spend there would help.
Try using the site a little less each day, or take a whole day or two off.
You'd be able to tell the difference.
You might even be surprised when you find you don't miss Facebook as much as you thought you would.
Here's a few things to look forward to when you do a Facebook "boycott.
" Don't hesitate to make your own list or add to it.
Using Facebook isn't bad -- it is really helpful if you use it wisely-- but if you overuse it, use these ideas to motivate you to make it right.
Get more work or study done.
What's on your list of things to do? I'll bet you can do it better, sooner and faster if you didn't log in to Facebook daily to read your friends' latest funny statuses.
Get your list and take it with you.
Next time you get the urge to check Facebook, reach for your list and do what you need to do.
Disconnect yourself from unwanted contacts.
How many people in your list are really your friends? If you are like the majority of users, you must have at least one confirmed "friend" there that you don't want to connect with anymore, and maybe never did.
Not using Facebook could mean not being bothered by them anymore.
Call your real friends and family.
Visit.
Do it the old-fashioned way.
You won't miss unwanted connections.
Beat your addiction.
Odds are, you are more hooked on Facebook and social networking in general than you think.
Forcing yourself to stop using the site-- even temporarily--can prove this to you without a doubt.
That's a dependency that you don't need.
But to make it clear, you don't have to stop Facebooking to quit the "addiction.
" Just learn moderation.
Get a life.
Facebook can become such an obsession that you forget the obvious.
Oh, hey, you have a family! You have hobbies! You have other goals in life besides mastering ASCII art in your updates.
You need to lose weight.
In other words, you'll rediscover the world that was before Facebook came around.
It sure looks like everyone around you is riding the social networking bandwagon.
With such overwhelming support, could there be any benefit in NOT using Facebook? What do you gain by not joining the herd? Do the benefits of steering clear of the site outweigh the losses it might incur? Not using Facebook does have advantages.
But don't think you have to quit Facebook completely to realize these benefits.
Just reducing the number of hours you spend there would help.
Try using the site a little less each day, or take a whole day or two off.
You'd be able to tell the difference.
You might even be surprised when you find you don't miss Facebook as much as you thought you would.
Here's a few things to look forward to when you do a Facebook "boycott.
" Don't hesitate to make your own list or add to it.
Using Facebook isn't bad -- it is really helpful if you use it wisely-- but if you overuse it, use these ideas to motivate you to make it right.
Get more work or study done.
What's on your list of things to do? I'll bet you can do it better, sooner and faster if you didn't log in to Facebook daily to read your friends' latest funny statuses.
Get your list and take it with you.
Next time you get the urge to check Facebook, reach for your list and do what you need to do.
Disconnect yourself from unwanted contacts.
How many people in your list are really your friends? If you are like the majority of users, you must have at least one confirmed "friend" there that you don't want to connect with anymore, and maybe never did.
Not using Facebook could mean not being bothered by them anymore.
Call your real friends and family.
Visit.
Do it the old-fashioned way.
You won't miss unwanted connections.
Beat your addiction.
Odds are, you are more hooked on Facebook and social networking in general than you think.
Forcing yourself to stop using the site-- even temporarily--can prove this to you without a doubt.
That's a dependency that you don't need.
But to make it clear, you don't have to stop Facebooking to quit the "addiction.
" Just learn moderation.
Get a life.
Facebook can become such an obsession that you forget the obvious.
Oh, hey, you have a family! You have hobbies! You have other goals in life besides mastering ASCII art in your updates.
You need to lose weight.
In other words, you'll rediscover the world that was before Facebook came around.
