A month ago, my pal, Janet Valentina, out of nowhere, challenged me not to open any social media.(This gal is so random!). Howeveeeer, we compromised some rules, e.i.:
I thought: okay, let's do this.
Okay, my blog would be:
a. LACK OF UPDATE
Well, I believe most of us depends on social media to see what the hack happens in the world. I myself is really lazy of opening the direct news website or reading the newspaper. So, it's lame, guys. I was less-updated. I didn't know anything at first. I didn't know there were a protest against Mr. Ahok as the next governor. I didn't get it when people talked about the things happened in social media. I was so confused. I relied on social media too much to get the update. So, just open the news portal and read the newspaper, dude! I did, and it helped me to see the lifestyle of people changes a lot, especially us, the young adult.
All people needs information. Stopping using social media doesn't mean that we has to shut it down. Come on, just bookmark two or more reliable news portals and we will be okay.
b. ARE THEY ALL YOUR FRIENDS?
My life didn't get affected so much without interacting with them (like their status, comment). Oh, come on! Do you guys still see them as your real friends? I really appreciate the small number of my friends that keep me around them without this social media. I love them all! I enjoy a direct socializing.
c. GET A LIFE!
By doing this, I realized how much wasted life that I went to by checking every single updates of social media. When I got the time off, I went somewhere and met the real people. I'm not such a social animal but I believe meeting the people that you love to meet directly is more appreciative.
Imagine if we could use the time that we wasted on social media meaninglessly by doing something more beneficial, for example having the pleasing time with our family, hiking, mopping the floor. It would be fantastic.
d. LESS NEGATIVITY
Well, sometimes I get such a annoying post on social media with negative or provocative statements. Some said they hate their lives. Some said they hate their partners. I felt my life was quite enjoyable without seeing the negative update. Remember, negativity spreads like smallpox. If we get used to seeing someone complaining, deep inside we just instill the thought that it's okay to spread out every complaints. Well, go check reality. It's not okay.
e. LESS ADDICTED (updated)
One of major impact is I became less addicted to any social media. I tended to check social media when I didn't know what to do. Now, I lost the interest to dwell into newsfeed. When I didn't see anything useful or entertaining, I closed the social media tab or app.
- No Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Path because we felt that those social media are the most popular ones in our lives and most of youngsters. However, since Ms. Valentina works closely with social media, so we're allowed to open company's account (well, just Janet, I didn't handle the company's account).
- The challenge was valid in a month.
- We has to blog the article about it.
I thought: okay, let's do this.
Okay, my blog would be:
WHAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE WITHOUT THOSE
a. LACK OF UPDATE
Well, I believe most of us depends on social media to see what the hack happens in the world. I myself is really lazy of opening the direct news website or reading the newspaper. So, it's lame, guys. I was less-updated. I didn't know anything at first. I didn't know there were a protest against Mr. Ahok as the next governor. I didn't get it when people talked about the things happened in social media. I was so confused. I relied on social media too much to get the update. So, just open the news portal and read the newspaper, dude! I did, and it helped me to see the lifestyle of people changes a lot, especially us, the young adult.
All people needs information. Stopping using social media doesn't mean that we has to shut it down. Come on, just bookmark two or more reliable news portals and we will be okay.
b. ARE THEY ALL YOUR FRIENDS?
My life didn't get affected so much without interacting with them (like their status, comment). Oh, come on! Do you guys still see them as your real friends? I really appreciate the small number of my friends that keep me around them without this social media. I love them all! I enjoy a direct socializing.
c. GET A LIFE!
By doing this, I realized how much wasted life that I went to by checking every single updates of social media. When I got the time off, I went somewhere and met the real people. I'm not such a social animal but I believe meeting the people that you love to meet directly is more appreciative.
Imagine if we could use the time that we wasted on social media meaninglessly by doing something more beneficial, for example having the pleasing time with our family, hiking, mopping the floor. It would be fantastic.
d. LESS NEGATIVITY
Well, sometimes I get such a annoying post on social media with negative or provocative statements. Some said they hate their lives. Some said they hate their partners. I felt my life was quite enjoyable without seeing the negative update. Remember, negativity spreads like smallpox. If we get used to seeing someone complaining, deep inside we just instill the thought that it's okay to spread out every complaints. Well, go check reality. It's not okay.
e. LESS ADDICTED (updated)
One of major impact is I became less addicted to any social media. I tended to check social media when I didn't know what to do. Now, I lost the interest to dwell into newsfeed. When I didn't see anything useful or entertaining, I closed the social media tab or app.
Well, you can see my account and you won't see any posts on September 20th, 2014 until October 20th, 2014. *wink*
