Time to take a break?

To be honest, social media in its many forms has really helped me over recent years. Starting with the isolation of recovery from two knee replacements and a hip replacement plus of course the Covid lockdown I've felt connected to other people the whole time. I've made friends in various forums and, basically, have felt I've been 'speaking' to people at a time when I'd have otherwise been very lonely.

It said 8 hours a week



Clearly my attention span has been negatively impacted by my time on social media!

I’m with you Aveline.

I agree Aveline, SM has been a lifeline for me.
How sad that some people need to be told they are spending too long online.

Lucca

You and me both MissA

Make that three of us
for you both x

nadateturbe

^The news(papers) can be pretty depressing though^

Agree. My OH spends a lot of time depressing himself reading newspapers.
He tries to interest me, I refuse to listen.

Perhaps my DH and I should meet up with you both.
I think that they’d have a smashing time together!
We’d be fine, obviously
Perhaps at another table…

Sounds like a plan FannyC. Another table far away, out of earshot!

A few years back I took a PT job where we were told that you could not "check your phone" except at breaks and lunches. I could not imagine why anyone would need to "check" their phone more often than that and considered this a reasonable rule. After all, you were there to work.

I saw other employees sneaking their phones out in the loo and could not imagine what was so urgent. It was only later when the smart phones came out that I realised how addicted most people were to their phones, in comparison with me.

I do not envy them. In fact they have my pity and compassion that their NEED to belong/be ncluded/not miss anything is so strong.

I, on the contrary, having spent my life working for one customer or client group after another, have as little contact with other people as possible because they drain me.

My smart phone (which I bought only because the security system would not run on a tablet) is smart enough to stay out of my way unless I need it.

I`m only on Gransnet and whatsapp I don`t need time out as i enjoy the banter etc.

When I've done too much scrolling (mainly on stupid links I wouldn't normally give time of day to) I get the physical feeling of having eaten too many toffeesseems bonkers but maybe it's my bod's way of saying stop!

Also I've found that scrolling has affected how I read a newspaper - I read a couple of lines then, unless it really captures my interest, I'm off to the next article.

Despite it's drawbacks though, I can see how useful and connecting it is for OPs with difficulties getting out & about and it doesn't seem to have dimmed anyone's sense of humour