Facebook Fast

I spent my walk home today pondering about our lecture on social media, specifically about the negative effects Facebook might have on my life. I spend soooo much unnecessary time on Facebook. It’s not a conscious decision, I just somehow waste time on that thing like no one’s business. I just have it automatically pulled up at work, or pulled up on my phone, or pulled up on my laptop so it’s easily refreshable when I get a free minute to check up on what’s going on in my “friends” lives. Am I totally pathetic? I have noticed that I have spent significantly more time on Facebook since I bought an iPhone. It’s just too easily accessible. I don’t like that I spend so much time on Facebook, yet I'm lucky if I get 15 minutes of scripture study in a day. This is not okay with me. 

I was particularly impressed by the three girls in our class who explained why they decided not to be involved in social media. I had the thought that maybe I should try going without social media for a while and see what positive effects it may have. So I am going to try a little experiment on myself J I'm going to go a whole week (uber pathetic, I know) without Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram. I had my boyfriend change my password of all three sites so that I wouldn’t even be tempted to log on. I think it will be really nice. I predict that I will have more free time and feel happier in general. I will update my blog in a week from now with my findings.