I’m gonna detox myself for a month from social networking online. No Twitter, Dribble, Facebook or Skype.
Nearly three months into self employment, it’s time to experiment with productivity. Surely, socially networking online has helped me immensely, however I’m sure it’s hurt me in productivity at times too. My ultimate goal in regards to work looks something like a 3 day work week, so I have to start somewhere. Social networks happen to be the first target.
I haven’t been as productive on my blog or producing content as much as I’d like to, so we’ll see how this experiment works. I’m hoping for to spend more time with my family, more time with Jesus and boost my productivity to produce more meaningful content on the web. If in one month I hate being absent from social networking, I’ll jump back on in a fury and be tweeting and facebook-ageing with the best of them. If I’m loving the detox, we’ll see what happens!
Stay tuned.
Go forth and prosper. I’ll miss you. #tear
Wow, good luck Rogie! I should do the same but I don’t have your bravery :)
I guess that’s a golden rule for everyone starting on self-employement, take time to simply work, that way we will manage easier everything around us.
Been there, done that, worked.
Do it Rogie! Looking foward to hearing how this impacts your life.
Good Luck Rogie! You won’t miss a thing (that’s my prediction).
Now back to work for me.
Good luck Rogie, I’m interested to see how it all works out! Hate that you won’t be using dribbble for 30 days – love seeing your work on there!
We’ll miss you. Good luck and I look forward to hearing how it goes for you.
Good luck, Rogie.
Nice idea but I don’t know if I could handle that. Good luck.
Interesting idea. I’m sure if I detoxed from social networking, the amount of work I would get done would be astonishing. I am curious to see your results.
I don’t think I have the strength to do that yet ;) but I’ll be looking forward to your return.
Good luck man! I think it’s healthy to step back and unplug once in a while, just to keep things in perspective.
Maybe this could become A Thing? We all take a break from social media for the month of April? I think we could all benefit from unplugging…
So much to say about the spiritual and physical benefits of things like Lent, fasting and sacrifice. I’m willing to bet this will do wonders for you. See you on the other side.
Godspeed. Being a designer and having a family is a balance/struggle I personally understand so I wish you the best and am inspired to do the same this summer. Nothing like enjoying vacations vs obsessively sharing them online.
Good luck man. That would be super tough for me to do. So, are you not going to see this comment for a month? Or does blogging not count?
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Awesome. Inspiring. I’ve been thinking the same thing…
It will be a lonely month, but I commend you for having the right priorities.
Interesting! I’d be eager to see if it actually hurts more than helps.
IM me if you get lonely. Well, not like that. Oh boy.
You got my prayers buddy, hope it turns out great! God bless.
Whose tweets do I read in a Han Solo voice now? I’m disappointed this experiment isn’t called Social Carbonite. Watch out for temporary blindness afterward.
@Rogie, quitting Facebook and twitter was the best decision of my life. Good luck friend.
(Why’d you put Skype on the list though? Don’t you need to use it for clients and to sing songs from the Little Mermaid with me?)
Very inspiring. I’ve been thinking of doing the same. I started with Facebook and it may be time to let go of the rest.
Ju can do it!
Gedy
Does this mean you’re not even blogging or checking comments? Hmm?
All,
I’m still blogging, but blogging isn’t a huge source of distraction for me. Micro blogging services like Twitter and Facebook seem to be the issue ;)
Good luck man! You should check out Concentrate (http://getconcentrating.com/), it eliminates distractions… Worth a try.
I’ve heard recommendations from folks like Rob Feature to do a “tech Sabbath” weekly. It can be Sunday, or some other day of the week, but the idea is to shut off anything that can be a distraction, and focus on family and important things.
Also, check out Bill Hybels’ sermon from this past Sunday on Willow Creek’s site – he talks about how to set up a daily time with God. It’s very interesting to hear.
I also know freelancers who cut out that one extra day a week to focus on personal development – blog, site, advancing their own projects. Friday seems like a good day to do that, I think. :)
We will miss you man! See you soon! take care!
That explains where you’ve been. So long, my fine feathered friend.
I went 12 hours without twitter once, it was very refreshing.
Just a moment ago after checking Twitter, I mumbled to myself, “Gee, haven’t seen Rogie on much at all lately. Hope he’s alright.”
So, I go to your Twitter page and see a post about detox. Oh, no. Rogie’s hit rock-bottom, I thought. “Social detox”… wait, what’s that? After little digging and much concern, I ended up here, where I learn he’s abandoned ship temporarily. What a brave soul.
Wishing you all the best, my friend.
Good luck on this. I think its a great idea.
I got myself a Twitter account a while ago and stopped using it about a week later. I find that using services like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc… gobbles up so much of your time without you even realizing it. I can live just fine with my trusty email, the occasional blog post and my gmail chat.