I\u2019ve had some success in my life, but I\u2019m FAR from perfect. I struggle with stuff, just like you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lately, I\u2019ve noticed that my addiction to Facebook has gotten worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How about you? Do you find yourself wasting time, mindlessly scrolling through your social media feeds? \u200d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be clear, I\u2019m not talking about USING social media as an essential marketing tool in your business. You absolutely MUST be doing this.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m referring to the scrolling habit\u2014the mind-numbing productivity killer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s like thinking you can eat one chip out of the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nope! Scarfed down the entire bag once again. Do we have any more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n To overcome my Facebook scrolling addiction, I\u2019ve decided to limit myself to ten minutes of access, a couple of times per day, from my laptop or desktop computer only. As such, I\u2019ve removed the app from my phone. It\u2019s gone. Forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This eliminates the temptation to \u2018Tap the App\u2019 whenever the slightest bit of boredom creeps into my day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n No more thinking I can eat a single chip out of that family-size bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scrolling your social feeds may seem harmless, and it\u2019s not like there aren\u2019t some good aspects to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The good stuff <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the good parts of Facebook for me is keeping up with whatever fun stuff is happening with my friends. And, I love having a \u201cjournal\u201d of various events and trips I\u2019ve taken over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The bad stuff <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But lately, the good parts are far outweighed by the bad, the most significant being negativity itself. I\u2019m tired of people griping at each other over stupid disagreements, with zero chance of ever changing the other\u2019s mind (not that I haven\u2019t gone down that rabbit hole myself a couple thousand times, or so).<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve also recently noticed the proliferation of AFG\u2019s (Ads For Garbage). I\u2019m embarrassed, but not too proud to admit, that I\u2019ve been sucked into buying products from slick-looking companies on Facebook, received them, and literally thrown them straight into the trash. \ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n Never again<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I genuinely find it fascinating that these companies can spend millions producing professional, ultra-slick ads (along with hundreds of seemingly fake reviews), but they don\u2019t seem to give two moose berries about the actual product they\u2019re selling. What a colossal sham!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note to every REALTOR\u00ae reading this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you think you can \u201cmarket\u201d your way to lasting success without actually BEING a great REALTOR\u00ae, you\u2019re dead wrong. In a local, relationship-based business, your reputation carries more weight than anything else you\u2019ve got. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, the biggest problem with social media is the sheer overwhelming waste of time and reduced productivity. If you still think it\u2019s harmless, for one single day, I implore you to keep track of how much time you spend \u2018mindlessly scrolling.\u2019 Then, ask yourself, \u201cWhat else could I have done with that time today?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you accomplish more while you\u2019re at work, it means you can spend more quality time with your friends or family. So that\u2019s what I\u2019m training my brain to focus on. Less scrolling = More quality time with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nobody on their deathbed ever said, \u201cI wish I spent more time working.\u201d True, but when you\u2019re at work, you need to Get Stuff Done. And remember this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nobody on their deathbed ever said, \u201cI wish I spent more time mindlessly scrolling through my social media feed.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m ready for a change. It\u2019s not going to be an easy habit to break, but I\u2019m determined. How about you?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will you join me? Just respond \u201cyes,\u201d and I\u2019ll send you back a few words of encouragement. We can do this together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Yes, I read and personally respond to EVERY email I get.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve had some success in my life, but I\u2019m FAR from perfect. I struggle with stuff, just like you. Lately, I\u2019ve noticed that my addiction to Facebook has gotten worse. 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