I have a habit. It’s something that I’ve
done for so long now it’s pretty much become second nature. It’s a comfort, a
time killer, an entertainer, an awkward social situation distracter, a life
distractor and a means for eternal “connection”. It’s checking facebook on my
phone. Every. 20. Minutes.
I don’t even know why I check it so often.
It’s as though my itchy fingers can never be idle and if they’re caught without
something to do then swiping right is the most logical answer.
I’ve always been subconsciously aware of
this habit, deeming it typical of generation Y to have some form of electronic
device glued to their hot little hand. I’m just a gen Y, doing my thing right? Yeah this
bank queue is going really slow, no problem! I’ll check facebook! My doctor is
running 5 minutes late and im SO BORED! No worries! I’ll check facebook. I
haven’t been on facebook for 20 minutes, dammit KEEP CALM AND CHECK FACEBOOK. When
this becomes your life mantra then you know you have a problem.
So today I made a decision. No I didn’t
delete facebook (obviously). Aside from being a great source of entertainment
and a place to stalkerishly keep and eye on my friends, I find it quite handy
for keeping ties with foreign and far away friends and relatives. But lets be
honest, is one of these said friends/relatives going to be contacting me every 20
minutes? I don’t think so. I decided to delete the facebook app off my phone. I
thought if I made it a little less accessible then I’d be able to slow my
compulsive facebook checking. I’ll only be able to “check in” when I have my
laptop available. I’m going to try and keep it off my phone until after new
years day at least.
“BULLSHIT” you say.. “how is she going to
check all her birthday, Christmas and new years messages every 5
minutes during the biggest holiday season of the year” well, I won’t be able
to. You know what, the idea of it is kinda refreshing.
I’m actually looking forward to not knowing
what your adorable boyfriend made you for brunch, or your aunty sue bought you
for your baht mitzvah, or what your opinion on Jacqui Lambie is. And if it’s
something I really need to know I’m sure someone will text me the information... hopefully... just incase my number is 0402701678... you might even be compelled to call me, with actual vocal communication.
So wish me luck on my facebook app free
trial period. I know it’s going to be tough and interesting. Hopefully it will curb the cravings and give me my life back... but if you see a girl
in a bank queue with her face buried in her laptop it will probably be me…
