Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Away from Facebook

Yesterday I was checking Google Reader and I saw a post on Gizmodo about why someone should quit Facebook. I read it. It was alright I guess, but I didn't feel the need to rush out and delete my Facebook account. Some of the information was a little disconcerting however. More importantly I realized I didn't need Facebook in my life. There was an incident recently where I ran late for something that was important because I wanted to make sure my crops were harvested and the dishes in my cafe were served on time. Reading the article about the questionable ethics of Facebook's CEO only helped me realized that it was taking over my life. So I made a command decision and deleted my account - truly deleted it. No more Farmville. No more Cafe World. No more Petville. No more updating my status at 1:30 in the morning about how I have nothing to do. No more instant updates on friends.
Right now it's a little bit hard to ignore it. It is 1:30 and I don't have anything I especially want to do, so farming would waste some time. However, I do have a book I could be reading; I do have homework that's due tomorrow; I should probably be sleeping, so right now would be a great time to be on FB. But I don't need it. I'm sure I won't miss it in a couple of days. It'll be nice to try to work on a sleep schedule. So from now on, I will update this and spew out my thoughts and articles I find interesting on my blog. That way, I don't have the criticism and I can go on tangents. First, some sleep.

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