It only lasted 6 days..... i crumbled. I couldn't live without Social Media. The aim was to last 30 days without logging onto Twitter or Facebook for personal use, unfortunately a lot has happened this week and i just could not resist the temptation. The Masters just being one event that has drawn me back into using social media.
Even though i was only away for 6 days it felt like i was off for at least 20 days. The problem i had was that i replaced social use with games and reading on my phone, which wasn't really ideal considering the aim of the challenge was to put my bloody phone down in the first place.
I also missed out on loads of "gossip", a friend losing his job, invites out, an engagement and probably much more. The one thing i found was a new app i downloaded that enables me to receive industry updates on the move. A great discovery as i can now keep up-to date with updates on the loo, sofa and in bed when feeding the baby. I also discovered that friends think you ignore them if they are not aware of your challenge.
Yes i could have given my accounts up for longer but i realised that i actually love having an opinion! I find it astonishing that i actually was agitated by the experience. I missed communicating with family and friends, sharing my thoughts on feels on my daily activity. Even though i didn't complete the challenge i can rest knowing that i tried and that i now know now that without Twitter i feel that i am out of touch with the rest of the world.
I guess Twitter and Facebook give you the social interaction you need on a daily basis, even when you have a child you don't need to sit and home and not communicate with others. Social media has been a great source of advice these last 17 weeks. I have been given honest and sometimes brutally honest advice which has help me and my family through some rough patches.
I know i can always turn to social media night and day to receive warm and friendly banter.