I found that I spend too much time on media that I don’t need. I found a pattern of constantly refreshing my social media sites when I’m in awkward situations or just don’t want to interact with people. It’s a pattern of constantly finding an out for things I don’t necessarily want to deal with at the moment.
Although I am on social media often for work, I am going to log off my personal accounts from September 22-26. I am choosing to do this during the week because this is when I find myself using social media the most. I want to see my reaction to dropping off from my social media network for a couple of days and whether I actually miss anything important. It’s exciting to log off because I’ve always had a thought about doing it but never actually had a reason to follow through with it. This will also give me the opportunity to focus more on important things with school, work, and my close friends.
By testing this I think I will find a better understanding as to why I am on social media so often. Throughout this test, I am going to log off longer on certain websites than others. For example, if I find myself being on Facebook more and more, I will log off for a longer period of time. It’ll serve as a sort of punishment for using social media when I don’t need too.
I plan on logging off from my personal accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. I will still remain active on Linkedin and email because both of those are necessary for me to check on a daily basis.
I’m excited for this log off period. I’m hoping to receive some sort of refreshing realization that I don’t need constant social media. As I go along I will record the activities I get done and the timeframe it takes to finish these items. I will then compare to past times and what the difference is between the two. I essentially want to see how much more I get done without the distraction of social media. As the test continues until the end date, if I find other ways to test my “log off” period I will continue to update this blog.
Although I am on social media often for work, I am going to log off my personal accounts from September 22-26. I am choosing to do this during the week because this is when I find myself using social media the most. I want to see my reaction to dropping off from my social media network for a couple of days and whether I actually miss anything important. It’s exciting to log off because I’ve always had a thought about doing it but never actually had a reason to follow through with it. This will also give me the opportunity to focus more on important things with school, work, and my close friends.
By testing this I think I will find a better understanding as to why I am on social media so often. Throughout this test, I am going to log off longer on certain websites than others. For example, if I find myself being on Facebook more and more, I will log off for a longer period of time. It’ll serve as a sort of punishment for using social media when I don’t need too.
I plan on logging off from my personal accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. I will still remain active on Linkedin and email because both of those are necessary for me to check on a daily basis.
I’m excited for this log off period. I’m hoping to receive some sort of refreshing realization that I don’t need constant social media. As I go along I will record the activities I get done and the timeframe it takes to finish these items. I will then compare to past times and what the difference is between the two. I essentially want to see how much more I get done without the distraction of social media. As the test continues until the end date, if I find other ways to test my “log off” period I will continue to update this blog.