1. I think the social media withdraw will greatly affect my day. I normally take time to look at facebook during breaks in class or homework. This is how I relax and get my mind off of the stresses of the day. I\u2019m not sure that I could stay off of facebook for very long, because some of my friends don\u2019t have access to a cell phone at all times and so we communicate over facebook. I\u2019m also worried that I will fill my time that I would be on facebook with an even more time consuming habit.<\/p>\n
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2. I planned to unplug from facebook starting Tuesday (Oct. 4) at 8:00 am. This is the only social media site that I use. I was able to stay unplugged until Wednesday (Oct. 5) at about 5:00 pm. It\u2019s sad that I could only make it a day and a half. It shows me how much I rely on facebook in my day to day life. I\u2019m not sure that I could have even made it as long as I had if I didn\u2019t have classes all day Tuesday and until 4:00 on Wednesday. I found it difficult to stay off of facebook once I was back from class on Wednesday. I have a full schedule Monday-Wednesday and by the time my classes are done for the week I normally spend a good portion of the day unwinding from the tough 3 days. I first tried to replace facebook with TV, but there wasn\u2019t anything on and I eventually caved in.<\/p>\n
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3. I think the best way to complete an \u201cunplugging\u201d is don\u2019t let yourself get as addicted to social media as I am. I have become reliant on facebook for communicating with friends and family when I should have found healthier ways to communicate (Facebook isn\u2019t real communication anyway!). Also my homepage is facebook (which I changed for the experiment), but I \u2018ve noticed that even if I am doing homework and I have to open blackboard or another website to research something I take the time to look at facebook. I think if it wasn\u2019t set as my homepage it would be easier to skip checking it first thing when I got online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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