Hi all
For the past couple of years, I have spent
insanaeoulous mounts of time on facebook. I love that it gives me the
opportunity to stay in touch with the friends I’ve made all across the globe
and follow the lives of my friends back home now that I’m studying abroad. But
facebook also has a dark side: it is hugely distracting and it causes a lot of
negative feelings caused by all the photos and stories of the amazing
adventures everyone else is having, and the articles and videos that are meant
to be inspiring and touching, that somehow always make me feel like I’m not
living enough. That I’m not getting out of life all that’s in it, and that I’m
not doing enough for the people around me, and the rest of the world too, for
that matter. The thing is, I can’t go out and have crazy adventures and add
something to other people’s lives if I’m sitting behind my computer (and it’s
not helping my revision for exams either..)
So. I have decided to quite facebook for a month. Yes,
with all the issues about privacy I might just as well delete it altogether,
but I like my global network a little too much for that for now.. But
with the Christmas break approaching, and me going home for a few weeks, I
don’t want to waste a single precious second on facebook if I could spend it
with my lovely friends and family.
From now until the 15th of January, I will
read books, listen to my records, do a 3000 piece puzzle, work in the darkroom,
catch up with my friends, play with my dogs, longboard, write, go for walks, stare
out the window, cook complicated dishes, and whatever else takes my fancy. But
I will NOT be on facebook :)
That’s all folks.
Love and rockets,
Lise
PS: If you need to reach me, I have a Dutch and an
English phone number (and an Icelandic one but I doubt that will be of much use
to most of you), four email addresses, skype and a blog (and whatsapp for a
couple more days), so you should be okay. If you don’t have any of these
details but still really want something from me, stalk one of my friends (like ...
or ...).
PPS: If you’re organising an event/party/etc you’d
like me to attend, please let me know via one of these other means. The fear of
missing out it still strong in this one…
The secod I closed the window of the programme that will block facebook for a month, I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders. I finished the epidsode I'd been watching, but not without pausing it several times to go check facebook.. Seven minutes in I was already feeling the effects of quitting. I managed to watch the next episode without pausing, so I guess I'm already getting better ;P
Day 1 - Waking up and grabbing my phone, I realised I had nothing to do but turn off my alarm and look at how much longer I could stay in bed. It was long enough to read for a while, so that's what I did. The rest of today has consisted of a lot 'calmer' use of my computer: less clicking back and forth between tabs constantly to check for new messages or notifications. I did really miss being able to bitch about or lecturer giving the practice exam as the final though... GAH!
What I would have posted:
What I would have posted:
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