Coming off FACEBOOK

[Power Lunch Club]

This morning, I took down my FACEBOOK page (caused a few minor issues, but that's not the point of this thread),for the simple reason that although I wasn't a prolific poster on it...I was becomeing distracted reading what other folks were up too.

It is so easy to fall into the trap as well...no matter how good you are at time managment. But the pull of reading what others are upto rather than getting focused on work or whatever you ought to be focused on is quite great.

I don't think for one moment that I am alone in this and it is not that I would spend hours on the thing....but grab a coffee, oh I'll just check....or your go to your broswer to get a different website and lo, you are on FACEBOOK.

So even although it has only been for a few moments at a time during the day, those few moments all add up. And it those time when you are on FACEBOOK, that you find you lose your train of thought on what you are working on, so lose even more valuable time on your work.

So to use a DRAGON'S DEN phrase..."I'm out"....I have other things to focus on.

(This is just in case you are wondering why I wasn't on FB anymore.) :thumbup:

Kind regards

 

[tonyleach]

But, all work and no play.....

 

[Former Member 1]

But, all work and no play.....

Means you might actually get through the day.... :laugh::laugh:

Though Gordon I'll have to concede that this will also greatly reduce your chances of being stalked as potential Husband material by a female Russian shot-putter....:scared::scared::scared:

 

[Power Lunch Club]

Though Gordon I'll have to concede that this will also greatly reduce your chances of being stalked as potential Husband material by a female Russian shot-putter....:scared::scared::scared:

Dam!!! Never thought of that:scared:

 

[tonyleach]

How about Twitter, do you not find yourself reading that all day too!!? I work at the computer 95% of the time so having these things running in a browser in the background isn't such a distraction. Having said that, what I must stop doing is rewinding back through Twitter to see what I've missed while I was away!

 

[Brian McIntosh]

Female Russian shotputter. Sign me up.:thumbup1:

 

[Former Member 1]

Female Russian shotputter. Sign me up.:thumbup1:

:scared:hmyooooh kayyyyy.....

I guess the important thing is that one's boat retains its buoyancy.. :thumbup:

 

[Brian McIntosh]

Don't knock it 'till you've tried it, that's what I say. :w00t:

 

[Former Member 1]

Oooh I wouldn't dare knock it Brian :thumbup: Might get thumped :lol::lol:

....Might just carry on fixating on the 'Audrey Hepburn type' myself though.

 

[jimbairn]

Whew... that's a refief. I thought you'd fallen out with me when all your posts disappeared...

 

[polr]

Just interested but did you warn all your friends you were "committing Facebook suicide" beforehand? I've been tempted to get rid of one or two of my social networking accounts (namely Bebo - too old for it now!)

 

[Power Lunch Club]

Just interested but did you warn all your friends you were "committing Facebook suicide" beforehand? I've been tempted to get rid of one or two of my social networking accounts (namely Bebo - too old for it now!)

No....just did it.....it would seem I am in good company....Bill Gates commits Facebook suicide - Latest News - MSN Tech & Gadgets UK

 

[jimbairn]

While I haven't cancelled my accont I have decided to make a determined effort to cut down. As you say, taking up waaaay too much time.

 

[Power Lunch Club]

While I haven't cancelled my accont I have decided to make a determined effort to cut down. As you say, taking up waaaay too much time.

I know, and its not that you are sending messages out on it...but you end up reading what is going on with other folks....avoiding what we should be doing.

 

[Former Member 1]

Must be the week for folk coming to their senses... Polr threatens to abandon Bebo, as does my almost-13-year-old daughter- for exactly the same reason! Bill Gates and Gordon Dow 'de-face' themselves and now this from the redoubtable Ian Monk....

Ian Monk: Oh the fakery and banality of it all

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