Twitter Is Definitely Not Good For Me :{

[cuddyclothes]

Whenever someone asks me if they should get on Twitter, I always say, "don't".  Like Facebook used to be, Twitter is a massive timesuck in which you have "convos" with dozens of imaginary friends.  It used to be that I did roughly ten minutes in the morning, ten minutes at night, maybe a little bit during the day.  But now I'm hanging around like

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[kate_mct]

*Hugs* Don't leave! I forced myself into keeping my twitter stuff to a minimum. As soon as SPN is over, I try to jump off until midnight when West Coast live tweets.

[cuddyclothes]

I don't tweet while I watch. Maybe I shouldn't read the tweets until the next morning, since I watch on East Coast time and can't stay awake for the West Coast tweets.

[kate_mct]

I follow West Coast because most of the show people who live tweet are on the West Coast, I'm in Indiana, so I watch on East Coast time. I love live tweeting my raw reactions to an ep, but I bail when the show's over because I don't want my enjoyment(have only REALLY hated two episodes in 200+)ruined. Plus, I watch the 10pm news with my mom and live tweeting that wouldn't make sense to a lot of people ;D

[gidgetgal9]

I would say if you enjoy it then don't give it up- just try and give up the negative. I did that here on LJ. I stopped following people that made me upset. I'm not on twitter so I'm not sure how that would work- but if you can, cut the negative- it will make your time more productive. :)

[cuddyclothes]

It's tough...there are people who are fabulous with whom I don't agree on particular subjects, so you have to take both.

[flywoman]

Twitter is not my vice, but I certainly relate to the addictive personality part.

What works best for you - quitting cold turkey and completely, or setting some kind of reasonable limit (total amount of time per day, times done per day)? Because I really think you would have plenty of time to do other things that would make you happier and healthier (swimming? reading? promoting your actual work?) if you did cut back significantly.

(BTW, jezziejay is not here to report that she has been much happier since she stopped wasting so much time, energy, and emotion online!)

[cuddyclothes]

(BTW, jezziejay is not here to report that she has been much happier since she stopped wasting so much time, energy, and emotion online!)

Glad to hear she's still out there! Part of it is needing validation, the way I did here back when there were tons of people. Part of it is avoiding the things I need to do. If I can manage to set a time limit, maybe that's the way to go, unless I can't.

[kazluvsbooks]

i get the whole addictive thing, i am like that with everything as soon as i enjoy it, it becomes a problem. dammit.

Tumblr is my thing, i have close to 10 000 followers there so if i make an edit? i get feedback and love! who would want to give that up?

I try and give myself an hour,then i have to get off and do something else and when i am not on it i can forget.

I agree with the above poster, set a time limit,use an alarm if you have to, and when it goes off, so do you.

btw i LOVED the last ep, really well acted, cute story,great chemistry. Not perfect,no. But a great entertaining hour of TV. The ending was gold.

///hugs///

[cuddyclothes]

I also loved the last episode! Esp. on rewatch. The fights remind me a lot of the arguments about "House," only way, way shorter sentences! ;)

I set up a tumblr to promote my book, but honestly, I don't find it interesting.

[srsly_yes]

Twitter is indeed seductive. It's so NOW, like following stock prices or breaking news (which it often does the latter). What surprised me was how easy it was disconnect from it. One day, I simply didn't open up a tab for it and survived without a kernel of regret. Within 3 days the habit was broken. I'm an obsessor too, but the relief of simplifying my internet presence reinforced the disconnection. Of course, I almost never used it as an interaction tool. I guard my privacy.

[cuddyclothes]

I don't write much personally--it's mostly a way of doing comedy, the occasional political rant,and making jokes about events in real time. I'm wondering if it's a substitute for putting myself out there.