Yesterday when I set up my productivity scaffolds, I put in a note that I was not going to look at Facebook until my work was done for the day. I stuck to this, and I actually did not miss it. I realized at the end of the day that I could go ahead and see what all my Facebook friends had been up to, but I did not feel the craving to look at it like I often have in the past. I looked through the news feed, sent a gift to a friend who's having a birthday soon, and then moved on to another website.
I think Facebook is great for keeping up with people, but I decided I need to set some guidelines for myself to keep it from being a time-waster. This involves:
1. Deciding what value I want to get out of Facebook
2. Limiting my participation to activities that give me that value
For the first, my primary value is to interact and keep up with friends. Activities that do that involve wall posts, exchanging gifts, joining some groups, and updating my profile. Activities that do not fit that value include taking silly quizzes, playing trivia games, and reading about groups that have interesting names but no relevance to my life.
This simple method can work for any website or activity that you feel is a time-waster. Ask yourself what value you want to get from it, and then limit your activities to things that produce that value.
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