One month ago I went on a Facebook fast for personal reasons. It’s been a great experience where I have cleared my head and focused on other areas of expression like my blog. I remain connected on Twitter and Instagram. I don’t regret leaving one bit, but I know a return is in sight sometime in the future. So far so good though and I’ll go back when I am good and ready. Until then, steady on as they say.
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Tony "T-Bird" Burgess
Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding-heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura and Cody is our dog. Daily I work for a blood bank. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!
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Cheers! I’m in a similar boat primarily using WP, Instagram, and Twitter
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Good effort
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Thanks Doc. It’s been fun.
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You’re welcome 😊
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We quit Facebook some time ago. There is simply too much spying and hacking going on there and we haven’t wilted away without it.
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Last year I took a break from social media for thirty days. I realized how much time I was wasting. I’m back on – but not hourly checking.
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I’ve been intrigued and pleased when reading about your FB fast. I made a 90% exit over 2 years ago. A heart condition put me in the hospital and a posted photo of my room on discharge was noted to have no trigger from friends who seemed to be relying much on communicating via FB. I continued linking my WordPress post to it – then at a party a friend said ” Oh, you have a blog?”. () I’ve had a blog site for 7 years.
Your fast and it’s results makes me feel reassured about the position I’ve taken on the matter!
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I have lots of friends who are on FB and I know there are lots of things going on with them I am missing out on. However there is only so much you can take in.
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You’re right. I guess my frustration is that I was experiencing some friends that have chosen FB as largely the only way they communicate or attempt to stay connected.
And I have to admit , my circle is small, so my perspective is altered some.
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Hey nice to see that many people this year took the challenge of quitting facebook. I was also influenced to do so. The process was liberating. I got so much time for my other things. I built a habit that has given me 10 times more return and that is reading. I have stopped using Facebook since, I have an account but I rarely go through it maybe once a week.
Do check out my blog. There are some good traveling content which you might like. Do follow if it interests you. Thanks 🙂
https://thestrongtraveller.com/
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