Facebook Frenzy

So my sabbatical from Facebook is over, and this little drought didn't hurt me a bit. I logged on earlier tonight and you'd think after a week of Facebook abstinence I would be unable to control my cravings for updates from my friends and invitations to events. Honestly, after a few minutes online I was feeling kind of 'meh' about the whole thing.

This hiatus made me realize I need to pay more attention to what is happening in reality, rather than making what's happening online my reality. Cue birds singing, music playing and friendly waves to neighbours.

I'm feeling confident I'll be able to participate in Facebook in a more healthy way from now on. My plan is to log on once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. This might sound like a lot to some, but compared to my previous practices, this plan will work well for me. I'll still feel like I'm informed, but won't be handcuffed to Facebook all day long.

I'm definitely surprised how this week went. My new found indifference toward Facebook is unexpected. I'm happy to say that you'll be seeing less of me on Facebook and perhaps more of me out and about in the real world. See you out there!

Did you know that according to Facebook...

There are more than 500 million active users

50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day

Average user has 130 friends

People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook (I think I may be responsible for skewing this statistic).