My Social Media Diet
Written by: Rocco Turco
I
will start off by saying that I am not a person to diet. When it comes to
personal weight luckily for me I have a very fast metabolism and I also
workout. What does this have to do with the topic of social media dieting? Well
let’s just say that I had a pretty hard time keeping myself from pulling out my
smart phone and taking a look at the latest in what is happening in the world.
It was definitely a challenge. Lots of interruptions from friends and family
and automatic notifications by email and such.
I first began on a Saturday morning. Usually my routine
consists of waking up to check my phone for messages, logging into Facebook to
check for notifications and see if anything happened overnight with buddies.
Since there always seems to be some crazy thing going on a Friday night! As I
got up this time and purposely ignored these things I felt kind of liberated.
As if my social media chains have been broken and I can get up get ready for
the day ahead of me! Problem though. I don’t use a calendar or anything other
than Facebook or my planner on my phone to remind me of dates and what’s going
on. So I was a little stuck. I ended up cracking and checking my account! Not
even 2 hours into my diet and I have failed. Well what now?
Consciously
avoiding social media became a little easier as the weekend passed. I did
not check my Facebook and Youtube which saved a lot of time. People messaging
me frequently but I only replied to the important ones. By the end of my diet I
found myself a little less stressed about wanting to know exactly what was
going on with everyone, which reduced my stress level quite a bit! As I have
said in my previous blog, social media is not bad. If used in moderation and
efficiently it is very useful. I admit to being addicted though. Facebook,
Youtube, online gaming, forum posting. I am guilty of wasting hours on end. I
will try this diet once again. This time I will be up at my cottage where there
is no internet connection. That will be the true test of my will power to say,
“I don’t need social media to improve my day to day life!”
Hey Rocco,
ReplyDeleteI think you are quite funny and I liked that you found liberation. Did you end up completely abandoning the diet after the two hours? Do you now conscientiously waste time on social media sites or are you finding the diet put your addiction into perspective?
Rocco,
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading your blog.great insight.I like that you always have pictures to go along with your blog. I cheated on my diet and I also plan to try this diet once again....hope it will be easier for you the next time around. Good Luck!