One Week off of FaceBook

[captain_slinky]

One week without Facebook.

Eight "Personal Message" Notifications

Fourteen "Tagged You In A Post" notifications

Four "Wrote Something On Your Wall" notifications

Seven "Commented On Your Link" notifications regarding cross-posted LiveJournal posts.

Three people who have come back to LJ in some capacity just so they could interact with me :)

ZERO E-mails, Texts, IM's and/or phone calls from people who felt a need/desire to make sure that the stuff they posted on FaceBook got through to me.

It's *inconvenient* to avoid Facebook, but not at all impossible. I've been laid-up all week with a sore ankle, too, and thought for sure that I was going to just casually start browsing FaceBook again out of boredom, but y'know what? Didn't happen! I even had MORE TIME for all that stuff I'm always so upset that I don't have time for any more!

I wrote stories!

I watched Mystery Science Theater 3000!

I had great conversations with folks in the various communities here on LiveJournal!

I created *content*!

Even though I mostly just sat here all week long, I felt PRODUCTIVE! It's been GREAT!

So now I have to decide... what do I do with FaceBook?

Comments

[aurora77]

I know what you mean. I gave it up and felt so free (and safer, privacy-wise!). I don't feel so tied to G+, like I originally did with FB. I occasionally look over my friends page, but sometimes I'll go a couple weeks without it, and I'm okay with it. Events end up in email. If someone messages me, I get an email and I'll check it.

I deactivated my FB account, but if you hang onto it, just set a once-a-week time for checking messages. Remind people of where they can contact you with a post now and again. Maybe once a week at first, then once a month for a few months. Reply to messages via email or another method you would prefer they use. That should give people a more-than-reasonable way to connect with you.

I'm doing more posts to try to get my friends talking again. Let's see how this works.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

That is so very reasonable! I had originally thought that I wanted to cut FaceBook completely out of my life, but leaving it open as a way for the FaceBook Zombies to contact me if they need me is a good strategery. I'll reply to stuff people say at me - what I NEED to do is just stay away from the News Feed. The hours of scrolling and scrolling and scrolling in hopes that SOMEBODY posted something *real*...

[khristle.livejournal.com]

I would like if you continued to cross post to FB. My phone has so much FB integration that I know right away when you post something new. I do enjoy stalking you on the internet and IRL. (sometimes I watch you when you sleep. Oops, I've said too much)