I am writing this post to reclaim some time I just lost or, better yet, misplaced. I just snapped out of my social media induced haze (if I had any musical talent I think a “Purple Haze” parody called “Social Haze” would work well). As a result I think I learned a few things. I think I may have ‘spoken’ to a few people. I may have even read a blog post or two. I’m not sure. It’s like a blur.
One thing I do know for sure though is that I didn’t do any real work while I was in this self-induced exile from the real world. That is a bit concerning because since I am ‘in the industry’ I can always say that I did something related to my work, right?
Today I call BS on myself.
Social media has great power to do good things and it can be a tremendous time suck. I need boundaries. I don’t know what they are quite yet because I almost feel like I would be trying to break an addiction of sorts. I am not looking forward to limiting my ‘meandering time’. Trouble is I have to because there is just too much information and an incredible amount of pure crap in social media. (Along those lines, I hate playing games. Don’t send me game things. Keep them to yourselves. Thanks for letting me say that)
What’s your take? What’s your saturation point and how do you filter social media value from social media time wasting?
