This is the number of hours I have estimated to have wasted on social media. I actually believe this to be a conservative number.
Around 2007 I started using Facebook heavily. I was already using the social media built into Flickr (which was very good, and probably a huge missed opportunity), so I have calculated from that year. Three hours a day from then is 18165 Hours.
The time wasted on social media is not just when you are actively using it. It becomes part of your thoughts. You start to think about how what you are currently doing can be reported to socials. Photos, experiences and thoughts all start to be consumed by the social crack pipe in the background.
The 10,000 hour rule is based on becoming the best of the best in a field. The top 1%. This usually requires some talent to start with, but it is generally said to be this number.
With that, I have almost hit that number twice in complete and utter waste.
I can find old blog posts from almost all the way back to 2007 saying how much of a problem socials are.
This is yet another post where I plead with myself to change.
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