By: Nate

Updated 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Source: http://www.aboundlessworld.com/

Wow, that’s funny. I just left Facebook and found myself doing the same thing. I was trapped in the time wasters. Good points.

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4 months ago by Interview with Bud Hennekes of A Boundless World on Wordpress

Great post from @Aboundlessworld on lessons learned from a Facebook fast: http://is.gd/4VCLe

4 months ago by amichetti on Twitter

What up Bud! Yea I remember going on a facebook fast about a year ago and wow was it really difficult. I’ve been trying really hard to prioritize and going to make it so i only do email/facebook stuff about twice a day, which is an idea I got from the 4 Hour Workweek.

Thanks for the insights !

4 months, 1 week ago by Rocky | R O C K O N O V A.COM on Wordpress

Without a doubt that social media can be addicting. But to look a bit broader, so is simply being on the Internet. Loved your post Bud, thanks for sharing your lessons regarding your Facebook Fast.

Cheers,

Dayne

4 months, 1 week ago by Dayne | TheHappySelf.com on Wordpress

Site, I mean site.

4 months, 1 week ago by Russell on Wordpress

I know this is off topic, but I just wanted to tell you that I like the design of your sight. It’s so clean and simple. The clouds are a nice touch and they fit the theme of your sight well. The sky’s the limit.

4 months, 1 week ago by Russell on Wordpress

Hey buddy, I got to agree that Facebook took away some part of our life in mingling with “real friends”. We spend too much time on Facebook making friends which some we may never ever see in real life and forgot about the “real” friends around us. On top of that, I got to agree with you Facebook is addictive and it does takes up a huge chunk of time in our life.

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4 months, 2 weeks ago by Vincent on Wordpress

For me the purpose of social media is to make connections with the hope that, at some point, we will meet in person. But it’s easy for platforms such as Facebook or Twitter to be all consuming, as they allow us to make so many connections that we can’t keep up with them. It’s actually nice to take a break, and have coffee with a friend!

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Global Patriot on Wordpress

I didn’t spend much time on facebook, but I cancelled my account 2 months ago. One thing less to care

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Oscar - freestyle mind on Wordpress

I did this too! I gave up Facebook as an ongoing “practice” on October 25. Yesterday I went back for the first time since.

I did a quick feed scan and gave a FB friend props for her successful enterprise launch this week. Then I posted a quick update, just so a few friends there didn’t wonder if I’d been swallowed up whole by the earth. (I live in the volcanic part ... See all content

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Bill Brent on Wordpress

Hi, Bud -

Great job of being self-aware! It’s like turning a massive ship . . . it takes a very small shift in the steering mechanism to turn the ship to a new direction!

- Marie (Coming Out of the Trees)

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Marie on Wordpress

My mom said, when they were on my age, they were going out and meet with their friends, talk to them for hours, in person. But now, she said to me that all they did were turned into a virtual connection. Now, I go out of my room, turn on the PC, and connect with my friends via Facebook (or any other social networking platforms) and not in person. Indeed, world is changing, but the real world will always ... See all content

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Kelvin Servigon on Wordpress

Doesn’t everyone think they are important?

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Jonny | thelifething.com on Wordpress

I’m glad you found yourself able to live without facebook. I check facebook maybe once a day just to see what everyone is up to. For a long time, I didn’t invite any friends, I just used it as an experiment to see who would invite me. Then, when I was laid off in July, I began to rapidly add friends so that I could work my network for potential job leads. For me it became more of a tool ... See all content

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Eric | Eden Journal on Wordpress

Nice one! I gave up facebook entirely, found it totally useless, where by twitter I find a lot more interactive and more applicable for fast updates anywhere

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Jon - Adventuresofthefearless on Wordpress

First I used to be AIM-obsessed, then I used to be Facebook-obsessed. With the updates in technology, and new mediums of social media, it’s hard to not become addicted to “what’s new” or “be in the loop”.

However, like you said, I realized how much of my time I was wasting in looking into other people’s personal lives. Not only is it mentally unhealthy ... See all content

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Tristan Lee on Wordpress

@jeffreyplatts http://bit.ly/AKZep Good post. Just talked about this w/my daughter last week.

4 months, 2 weeks ago by SLOAnna on Twitter

Out of Facebook for 6 weeks: a college student's experience http://bit.ly/3Wup3C

4 months, 2 weeks ago by dominiquepl on Twitter

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4 months, 2 weeks ago by uberVU - social comments on Wordpress

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4 months, 2 weeks ago by Aboundlessworld on Twitter

Wow, that’s funny. I just left Facebook and found myself doing the same thing. I was trapped in the time wasters. Good points.

4 months, 2 weeks ago by Nate on Wordpress

Great post! I had planned on writing about my facebook experience too

I have been facebook free for two months and now plan to keep it that way.

The amount of productivity you gain is unbelievable, and what has amazed me was the fact that you don’t really miss anything important. As you said, if its something important, people will find a way to reach you.

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