Just realized how stupid Facebook is

Reminds me of this video I was going to share on Facebook the other day,

 

Same with me bro, since I'm away from it, my day flows smoothly, focusing on the right things, without silly distractions. There's a lot of useless stuff there, it can be really damaging, I know how you feel. It's a choice I made for myself aswell. Nice job, way to go man.

 

I deleted the Facebook app on my phone as well as my email notifications. I only check my email at home now. I have family and friends on Facebook I keep in touch with so I refuse to delete it. I also keep my phone away from me when I get home, I turn on the ringer loud enough to hear in case family or friends contact me, but I put it on my charger in my bedroom and don't touch it all night. I've noticed it's a lot easier for me to concentrate on things that need to get done, and don't miss constantly staring at my phone all night. I also listen to a lot more music than I used to, I'm normally playing music when I'm cleaning or organizing my house.

 

I've been off Facebook - and social media - for around five months now as I write this. I'll tell you what, it was a tough decision I've made and I don't live to regret making it at all. With the clarity I've gained from doing this. The weight (and the emotional burden) has been lifted off my shoulders, and I've been far more productive since being off social media.

Here's some of the things I've done since quitting social media. Furthermore, I've been setting myself up with some life goals.

• Got myself a nice new car
• Got myself a tattoo. Will be getting more.
• Moving out and getting a place of my own
• Found myself a new career I want to pursue after being stuck in a dead end job for the past six years
• Getting myself fitter and healthier
• Finding hobbies and activities to do in my spare time
• Going out and travelling
• Reading books and writing in my journal

 

I realized this a long time ago. It’s been almost five years since I have been Facebook free

 

Staying away from social media feels good anyway. Only thing I use it for is to check up on my music artists.

 

I recently got off Facebook and am so glad I did! It is like a burden and a lot of mental clutter gone!

 

leaving social media like insta,fb,snapchat is first step of improvement

 

The difference between social media and something like a discussion forum is people are communicating with a focus and saying meaningful things on a forum. The meaning and intent with most SM posts is attention getting without much redeeming value.

People view SM as entertainment, NOT connection. If they did use it for connection, they may reach out to you after you leave. (if you leave contact info) If they don't, why is that? I would suggest even when they have appreciated your posts in the past (a little) they simply can't be bothered to make that effort especially if it doesn't show up on a public or semi-public platform with other people, heaven forbid it's a one on one message through something like email.

To look at it from another angle, it's all about them and their experience - and they may not even know it because they don't think there's another human being on the other end instead of just content to entertain them, they probably don't even think of their own humanity and just get this feed in zombie like manner. It's shallow and they wallow in it.

 

I deleted fb and instagram in the past, and it really helped me! Good job!