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How to Manage Social Media Distractions and Accomplish More for Yourself
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That was a tweet. Send it through to Facebook and LinkedIn. Don’t forget Instagram. My WhatsApp notification’s on fire. Telegram isn’t letting its guard down either. Pinterest and Quora? Just don’t say.
December 2019 was a disaster for my productivity. I could tell you that I spent far too much time on social networking platforms. It turned out I was a productive person for the world to see and not for myself. I had published over a hundred tweets and posts across various social media platforms but had just one article published in December. As the year ended, I grew concerned, and I had to take the necessary steps to put myself in check.
Looking at my Journal for the just-completed January, I’m confident that I did better than I’ve done in previous months. Published nine articles on Medium; three were curated. I closed a couple of freelance writing deals, and I’m currently revamping my website. These may seem petty, but it’s quite a lot for me because I see concrete progress as I strike off items from my 2020 plans.
I was going through some of the writers’ community on Facebook yesterday. I saw a post by an assumed writer complaining about his use of social media and how it’s affecting his productivity. So, I decided to share my…
