#facebook break

[nory-chan]

On the first week of September I deactivated my main Facebook account because it was all just too much.

I already had a timer for it because I have ADHD and sometimes time means nothing to me.

But seeing people I know IRL celebrating killers while the world looks more and more like a dystopian novel was the last drop.

Just logging off would not work for me so I deleted the app, deactivated the account and told myself I would stay away for 1 month.

It's been less than 3 weeks and I'm having a withdraw period.

Today I wanted to give in but then I saw this on Netflix.

I started watching it to distract my mind while I start a project that I definitely won't finish today.

Nothing they have said so far is news to me.

But DANG if they didn't give a good argument to not go back to Facebook just yet!

[tonyburgessblog]

I Am Taking A Serious Facebook Break

I have taken many Facebook breaks over the years. But this week I felt like I needed one because of all the political stuff happening. The murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk seems to have struck a nerve with lots of people, including me. Am I sad he died, no. Murder is never the problem. But to venerate this man for his horrible politics and the things he says about people leaves me…

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[rainbowspoonie]

Right now I'm taking a break from Facebook. I can't handle all the Kavanaugh bullshit. I've been knitting a lot of hats. Today I took them and put them in the Little Free Pantry in front of Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (free needle exchange) along with some sanitary products. We have a lot of people who live on the streets and it's already in the low 40s at night. I don't have money to donate but I have a bunch of yarn and time to knit.

[tlhopkinson]

Poetry, Social Media, and Activism - guest blog post by Freesia McKee

Poetry, Social Media, and Activism – guest blog post by Freesia McKee

Poets are sensitive people. Our work is devoted to cataloging observation and experience. We specialize in deliberating about what matters and promoting these findings. I believe that poets are also experts in the study of time. We know how to make time for an art that the world, as it is, largely ignores. We experience creative urgency.

Poets must engage with the world. We need to spend time…

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[lisarpetty]

Lessons Learned from a Facebook Break

Lessons Learned from a Facebook Break

Recently, I took a ten-day break from Facebook.  It was supposed to be a month long break but I had to keep logging back in to use Goodreads, Uber, and the 97,000 other apps I have linked to Facebook. I needed a break because I was tired of the never-ending bad news in my feed about the government, murdered children, beaten pets, and random fires and floods.  I was also tired of rolling my eyes…

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[stillnotapunkrocker]

Holiday Greetings!

Wolverine shredding on the guitar…and of course they put Daredevil on the piano.   I notice this morning that a lot of y’all will be taking a blog break between now and the end of the year.  This means you are: Smart, Have your priorities straight, and/or Burnt out and leaving it all and going off the grid permanently (more…)

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[monologuish]

Auf Wiedersehen

I deleted my Facebook app today. Wasting SO much time on it and it just seems to become a time waster. So at least temporarily going to try to take a break. Maybe I can actually focus on getting myself better in the meantime. I need to focus on health and wellness, but also taking care of myself emotionally and professionally. I've really neglected it. Maybe this break is just what I need.