Comments on: You Might Be A Social Media Addict If……Setting Boundaries On Social Media

By: Kinoshnik

Kinoshnik — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:54:06 +0000

Спасибо друг! Так держать, обновляся почаще!

By: justkilc (Justin Kilcrease)

justkilc (Justin Kilcrease) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:14:34 +0000

You might be a social media addict if….. http://tinyurl.com/b84etm

By: justkilc (Justin Kilcrease)

justkilc (Justin Kilcrease) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:10:56 +0000

http://rhettsmith.com/2008/10/13/you-might-be-a-social-media-addict-ifsetting-boundaries-on-social-media/

By: kate_the_great (katethegreat)

kate_the_great (katethegreat) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:09:50 +0000

Hello, my name is Katy, and I’m a social media addict. Exploring ways to set boundaries. Dont know if I can let go http://tinyurl.com/b84etm

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By: Ramblinredrose

Ramblinredrose — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:47:49 +0000

This is certainly timely. I just now found myself getting caught up into things online. I came on here to just check something real quick and I’ve been on here for about an hour. I vered so far off from what I came on here to do that I don’t even remember what it was I came on here to do in the first place. It’s like you just go on to check one thing and then that leads to something else. Then it’s like, “well, I’m already on here so why not go ahaid and do this or that” and then you’re on here for hrs. when you only came on to do one thing or check something real quick.
And, it’s easy to get caught into it and neglect other things that need to be done. I know some people who have been online and got caught into things on there and not got other things done like housework. So, it’s deffinatly something we all need to check ourselves on from time to time. And, if we find we do spend too much time with things like the internet then we need to put limits on it.
One thing I’ve found that helps is fasting. Taking a day or two each week completely away from the computer, tv, or music…whichever you spend a lot of time with. But, also just placing limits on yourself can be helpful as well. Like saying you’re not going online until you’ve gotten everything done you needed to do that day or saying you’re only posting a blog once a week.
I was listening to a new CD that I got from Susie Luchsinger and there was a song on there that says “Have you heard the average person spends eighty thousand hrs. punchin’ that old clock, and another third is wasted while we sleep…and another 7 yrs. just starin’ at the tv. Well, you can add it up and still not know just how much time you’ve got.” That really got me thinking about how much time I spend doing things like watching tv, going online, ect. and things that seem to be just wasting time. So, that’s when I made the choice to go on a media fast and then to set limits on it. It’s hard, but I have found I’ve gotten a lot more accomplished by doing this and then I feel better for it. I’ve been more active, am getting more exercise and physically feel better for it too. I get out of bed with more energy and feeling better then I did before I started this too. So, I have set the limits and am now having one day out of the week that I go on a media fast and spend that time in prayer, praise & worship, and reading the Bible more.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:19:29 +0000

Good post and yes, it is timely. I have been trying to get away from media more myself. For me, though it’s not blogging, posting on Twitter, or going onto Myspace. In fact, I haven’t changed my Myspace page sense the beginning of the year, and I rarely even put anything on Twitter. The last blog I posted was last year. I rarely do that unless I find there’s something really good I want to post about. So, those things don’t bother me really.
It’s a message board that I go on that gets me hooked. I find I’m always wanting to go on there and post something. It’s kinda like Twitter though, where you post stuff like that. There are topics of random facts, what you’re doing now, what you’re watching on TV, what you’re listening to, and stuff like that. There’s ones for what made you laugh today and quotes. So, I always find myself wanting to go post on there. Something will happen and then I’m like, “Oh, that’s a good quote for the boards” or “That’s a good one for what made me laugh today”. I’ve been in the living room with my family and someone said or did something and I’d go to my room to the computer to post about it.
Also, Youtube is another one that can be addicting. Always wanting to go on there and find videos and listen to songs. That’s something else I’ve done too.
And, for me, it’s not just the internet, it’s TV as well. I’ve spent hours watching it and have even watched the same episodes numerous times…even kept flipping channels before cause I couldn’t find anything on yet didn’t want to turn it off.
So, I have gone on fasts. I decided that for an entire day I would go on a media fast. I wouldn’t watch any television, wouldn’t go online, and only listen to Christian music. I’ve attempted this several times and it’s hard. I found myself wanting to turn the TV on or just go onto the message board “just for a minute” or to just post one or two things or just check someone’s Twitter to see if they’ve posted a blog or video or something.
I’ve thought about doing a week long media fast, but then I feel like well what would I do if I didn’t do those things. Everyone else in my family is always watching TV, online, playing video games, ect. and will not get together to play bored games or anything like that.
But, I have decided to give it a try. I am going to go on a week long media fast with no TV, no internet, and no music except for Christian music. We’ll see how it goes and then I plan to make media fasts a regular thing. I’m thinking about doing this for one week each month. But, I may just do one day a week to start out.

By: John

John — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:41:30 +0000

doh. conviction… setting… in…

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