Facebook Is Fun And Productive If Used Properly
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Do you ever ask yourself if you spend too much time on Facebook? If you worry you might have a Facebook addiction, ask yourself a few pertinent questions.
How many Facebook games do you play? These games are meant to keep you on the site. While games like Farmville and Mob Wars can be fun, they can often be addicting. This is because of their structure - the longer you play, the more you are rewarded. Also some games have a guilt aspect, where you have to log in regularly to check on and care for virtual pets or crops.
Mob Wars is especially pernicious as a time waster. It seems so easy to log in and do another hit, and you tell yourself you’ll get in quick and then log right out again. But you don’t. You log in just for a while and before you realize it, hours have passed!
How often do you check your News Feed? Twice a day should be sufficient to keep up with family and friends. More than this can indicate a problem.
If you are trying to make your Facebook time more efficient, time your check-ins. Log in and read your News Feed in the morning, to see what went on during the night, then again in the evening to catch up on the day’s events.
Don’t camp out in front of your computer with the News Feed scrolling like a stock market ticker. If you don’t read someone’s update for a few hours, nothing bad will happen! Go out and live your life.
Speaking of updates, how often do you post them? Daily updates are sufficient unless there is something extraordinary going on. Posting every little thing that comes to mind will only annoy your friends. They don’t actually want to know what you had for lunch, or that you are need laundry soap and so are headed for the store.
A good way to use Facebook in a healthy manner is to focus on your real life, and then share the real life on Facebook. Plan something enjoyable and interesting every day, and post about this. You’ll have a rich life, and your friends and family will be glad to see you are doing so well.
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