Wednesday night, Twitter went down. Like completely down. The company didn’t know why, but there were quite a few pissed off people I am sure. One extremely happy person was yours truly.
Let me start by saying, I have little self control. I have become an elite athlete with 5% body fat before, but even then I could never keep an ounce of junk food in the house because I would talk myself into eating it. Twitter has become my productivity kryptonite.
Twitter has become a major staple of my day. I communicate constantly through it, but rarely does it lead to my productivity or success increasing. This, by no means, is the technology’s fault, but my own. I am addicted and stopping this addiction is tough for even a minimalist like myself. The major problem is that it is such a great tool for connecting with those I never would have been able to prior to Twitter.
Finding Balance
Through the last few months, I have become better. I have found that if I just check it every hour while on the computer, I know I can restrain for another 59 minutes. This balance will only improve as I break the habit. For me, e-mail has never been such a problem. I know many who are addicted to it and I think I finally can understand their struggle.
Self Control
Simplifying my daily habits and becoming more involved in the things I love rather than just like is something I still work on. Minimalism may be a major part of my life, but I still have flaws (ask my girlfriend).
Twitter Being Down Equals My Productivity Soaring
During this time that Twitter is down, I have been able to get a few small projects and articles done without even worrying about “having” to respond to someone. This is the benefit of breaking the addiction. Hopefully, once Twitter is back up, I will be able to manage the urge to open TweetDeck. It is all a work in progress.
David Damron
The Minimalist Path
***Update – Twitter was down for about 25 minutes…Let the addiction continue…unfortunately
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