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Take A Break From Facebook And Twitter

 
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2009-12-22
Social networking is one the best ways to connect and reconnect with people. People you haven't seen since high school are on Facebook, you connect with your friends through Twitter and so on. I've written about how the internet can be dangerous and how your social networking account can put either you or your identity in danger, but I also want to stress that being on your social network site all the time can put you in danger. Case in point: the Iranian hacker attack on Twitter

Luckily for me, the hacker attack was the one day of the week that I wasn't online or using computers at all. It's what I call my "Day Out of Tech" and it's something that I want to share with everyone. 

Spending a day without technology has several benefits: you get to spend a day out in the sun, you get to reconnect with the rest of the world in real life rather than online and when you've finally had enough of spending a day out, you'll all be too happy to use your trusty computer again.

The reason why I want people to spend a day out of the computer is because I constantly find that people are too caught up on places on Facebook or Twitter.
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It's important to read news and updates and such but getting some fresh air and having a good stretch is just as important. 

You don't want to end up like the guy who was arrested by the police for using Facebook. I mean sure, he was robbing the house at the time, but still. If you reach a certain level of habituation you begin to become addicted and your trends start to circle around Tweeting more and updating your status more. So take a step away from technology and give it a day a week or two weeks. A day away is the difference between being devastated because you were online when someone hacked into Twitter and began infecting everyone who was logged in and not caring about it because you weren't affected.



The more you remember that places like Facebook and Twitter cater to us rather than us catering to it, the more you'll find yourself detached. We might have robot overlords in the future, but not today.





About the author

Jego Goldstein is a successful Computer Analyst who has been testing and developing software for many years. Learn how to master Microsoft Excel with this VIDEO COURSE . Click here for more information about Easy Excel Basics.
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