So, there's been a lot of photos going around from an application that rates your Facebook performance. Categories include number of friends, number of posts, number of videos, number of likes, etc... I refuse to use needless apps, but, if I did, I know I would be evaluated at an F. And yet, I feel this means I'm getting an A in life. As nice a tool as Facebook is, that is all it is: a tool.
Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year one, I was way too caught up in Facebook. "Stalking" my friends, playing games, staying "entertained" in class, all of these took up tons of my time. And the more time I spent on Facebook, the less I spent with my friends in real life. The more friends I had on Facebook, the less involved I was in each of their lives. That's one thing God used Emily to challenge me on. During the school year and summer, Emily contemplated getting rid of her Facebook altogether because it wasn't as meaningful an interaction with friends as she desired. She opted to keep it, but cut out a lot of friends.
I recently did the same thing. I had 556 friends; now I'm at 232. Already I've seen an improvement. Because I have less friends to follow, I am spending less time online (and I stopped all Facebook games but one). Also, when I do get on, I can more quickly see information about the people I care about most, no more must I sort through all of the posts from that creepy guy I was in a class with once in high school or that girl who feels obligated to forward an invitation for every organization that is looking for monetary assistance.
And that is not to say I don't care about the 324 people I cut. A lot of them I do like and would call friends, I just am not as involved in their lives as I am with those I've kept. I'm not saying this is for everyone, but I know it has helped me out a lot. If you have been considering it, I encourage you to try it. If you don't like it, you can always just add the people back later. What's one awkward explanation between friends?
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