A few Sundays ago, I saw this on my Twitter feed:
Things I will be do on my #facebooksabbatical: write letters, read more, do more yoga, and re-watch Sex in the City from the beginning.
— Leah L. White (@leahlibrarian) September 1, 2013
I responded:
@leahlibrarian you inspired me – I just deleted Facebook from my phone. How long is your sabbatical?
— Christine Sturgeon (@c_sturgeon) September 1, 2013
She replied:
@c_sturgeon one month! Hopefully enough time to get back to a healthy relationship with the network 😉
— Leah L. White (@leahlibrarian) September 1, 2013
Oh! I thought it’d be a week . . . but it was September 1 so . . .
I can’t say I have a big list of things I accomplished this month because I didn’t get on Facebook. I didn’t start yoga, I exercised less than ever. But being off of Facebook had some consequences:
- I didn’t follow the news as much. I like to listen to NPR, but my daughter doesn’t, plus I’ve been obsessed with Carolina Chocolate Drops so I listen to them in the car.
Don’t you love them?
I still follow the news of course – I get the Sunday paper, I get a daily email from the Des Moines Register, and catch things on Twitter. Generally, I’m very well-informed. But there’s no reason I need to read about the Biebs being carried up the Great Wall of China (?) or a TV show I don’t even watch – but if I was on Facebook, I would.
- I got a subscription to Lumosity, which I’ve wanted for ages. My brain profile has increased greatly since I began:
Though I’m stuck on level 8 of Train of Thought:
I woke up at 4 a.m. today and did get on Facebook (I did not wake up to get on Facebook, but since I had to let the dogs out, I took a second to check it). And you know what?
I think I have better things to do!
christinesturgeon 