A Lent Without Facebook
Well, for Lent this year I rather spontaneously decided to give up Facebook. It’s a move I’m still questioning as I find myself daily more cut off from what my friends and coworkers are talking about.
The intent here is twofold:
1) I need to limit my time there.
All too often I find myself reading about the lives of strangers, while finding myself wishing I were more like them. And in taking the time to read, I’m actually giving myself less time to create that life for myself! After this season of Lent, I hope to have a more balanced approach to Facebook-i.e., not checking it compulsively all day long.
2) I am trying to focus on being a content producer, rather than a content consumer.
That’s part of the reason I’m writing here. :) I need to pay attention to the thoughts begging to be processed inside my own head rather than continuing to add more input to an already clogged brain.
Hopefully there will be more to come here as I start thinking my own thoughts instead of merely responding to the thoughts of others. :)
The intent here is twofold:
1) I need to limit my time there.
All too often I find myself reading about the lives of strangers, while finding myself wishing I were more like them. And in taking the time to read, I’m actually giving myself less time to create that life for myself! After this season of Lent, I hope to have a more balanced approach to Facebook-i.e., not checking it compulsively all day long.
2) I am trying to focus on being a content producer, rather than a content consumer.
That’s part of the reason I’m writing here. :) I need to pay attention to the thoughts begging to be processed inside my own head rather than continuing to add more input to an already clogged brain.
Hopefully there will be more to come here as I start thinking my own thoughts instead of merely responding to the thoughts of others. :)