{"id":63323,"date":"2019-03-03T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=63323"},"modified":"2019-03-05T15:52:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T23:52:43","slug":"why-i-took-a-break-from-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/why-i-took-a-break-from-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I took a break from Facebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Facebook, a social networking platform founded by Mark Zuckerberg has around 2.2 billion monthly active users as of January 2018 (source Wikipedia). I joined Facebook in October 2007, and I was compulsively posting every minute detail of my life. From birthday wishes to photo albums with my friends and family.<\/p>\n

I joined Facebook because you had to be on it or there was FOMO! Over the next few years, I was on Facebook for the sole reason that social media was now my bread and butter. I was a social media marketer, creating Facebook pages for clients and writing social media posts to grab the user\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

I was addicted to it \u2013 followed thousands of brands, tried and tested every app and developed app ideas myself. I didn\u2019t realize it was seeping into my life and taking control of the person that I was.<\/p>\n

Being into social media marketing, I was having sleepless night wondering about the number of likes on a client\u2019s page or how I could increase the interaction on a particular post. I was researching social media apps and analytics platforms to make the most of the medium.<\/p>\n

Apart from work life, I used Facebook to share every damn thing about my personal life. I lost my mother to Cancer in 2012. I used it as a medium to grieve, to share my feelings and sometimes even to talk to my mother.<\/p>\n

My friends and family would reply to every post and picture, sending across their heartfelt condolences. But that was it. I never met any of my \u201cfriends\u201d nor did they meet me.<\/p>\n

I gradually began drifting away from the medium. But was on it only for the occasional sharing of my mother\u2019s recipes (My sisters and I created a Facebook page where we share my Mum\u2019s recipes.).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how staying away from Facebook restored my life:<\/p>\n

I got back my sanity: <\/strong>I was not losing it on the number of likes, shares and comments. A sense of peace prevailed over me. And I was able to have a good night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n

I was able to devote my time to other interests:<\/strong> Facebook was no more dominating my life. I was pursuing my hobbies and exploring other areas of interest. I returned to blogging (which I had explored much before Facebook got me hooked) and posting reviews of my favorite movies and books \u2013 they made me so much happier.<\/p>\n

I stayed away from comparisons<\/strong>: Facebook and the world of social media make us live a virtual world that we aspire for. A materialistic world with a luxury vacation, dining in the finest restaurants, and branded possessions. It\u2019s never worth it \u2013 trying to live somebody else\u2019s life or publicizing your personal life.<\/p>\n

I got back to my journal<\/strong>: Writing a journal is what I have always done since my school days. It\u2019s a place where I get to share my innermost feelings without being judged or commented on. And most of all, the joy of writing with a pen is out of this world \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I was able to keep my personal life private:<\/strong> It\u2019s daunting to post your personal life and reveal so much of you to the world that you sometimes begin to question your purpose. Anonymity is a privilege, a gift that we should learn to accept. Opening your life to the world can be stressful as it comes with negativity, unrealistic expectations, and unforgiving comparisons.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re spending too much time on social media or compulsively scrolling through your feed, it\u2019s time to go on a social media detox.<\/p>\n

Did you enjoy a wonderful vacation in Hawaii? Are you a mother? Try keeping these lifetime experiences private. Go offline. Take a break from social media. Shut out the noise. Reconnect with yourself and your family.<\/p>\n

Let us know if you have ever taken a break from any of the social media platforms and how it has helped you live in the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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