However, the effect that simply removing the app from my smartphone had has been eye-opening. Over the last two weeks the only time I've been on to my personal facebook profile has been to 'unfriend' a lot of acquaintances (so many that the word 'friend' started looking as though it was mis-spelled), change some privacy settings and delete a lot of my 'about' information. I did consciously look at our Pointer's breeder's page once simply because I love her dogs, but there was no scrolling, no newsfeed, I just had a quick look and then closed it. I found that I can still use the Pages app to maintain our motorsport page without temptation to stray to other bits of facebook while updating it.
So what are those eye-opening effects have I noticed from my abstention from browsing other people's lives and opinions?
- I feel generally more relaxed
- That underlying tension that simmered along in my life has gone
- I have more time for reading that pile of books that I have collected
- I feel more present in the moment rather than wondering if there's anything worth checking out online
- I am more focussed with tasks generally, either at home or at work
- I am more tuned-in and engaged when having conversations
- I 'have time' for 10 minutes meditation (with Headspace) before work; and if I feel that I don't, then I make time
- And hey, I have time to write a blog post! Maybe I'll do more, who knows. Or maybe not.
Surprisingly (or maybe not, given these benefits I've noticed) I feel no compunction to login to see what I'm missing.
Now I'm going to put my laptop down and get started on the next book. Here is a photo of my dog Lazlo, just because he is awesome and I love him.
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