Comments on: kicking my twitter addiction cold turkey http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/ just a lowly edtech geek, mumble mumble university of calgary Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:18:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alexander Kintis http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-195217 Alexander Kintis Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:12:32 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-195217 Wow, talk about a <a href="http://www.beatingaddiction.com/addictions/view.php/10060/Twitter" title="twitter addiction" rel="nofollow">twitter addiction</a>! I've seen some people get sucked into Twitter badly (although I'm not sure why, its so overrated) and all they do is post things everyday all day and monitor their e-mails and their account like a hawk for @replies and direct messages (such as you just described). *sigh* I really like the level of personal intervention and slight/easy hackery you have taken though -- how has it been working? Wow, talk about a twitter addiction!

I’ve seen some people get sucked into Twitter badly (although I’m not sure why, its so overrated) and all they do is post things everyday all day and monitor their e-mails and their account like a hawk for @replies and direct messages (such as you just described). *sigh*

I really like the level of personal intervention and slight/easy hackery you have taken though — how has it been working?

]]> By: Kate Richardson http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-194325 Kate Richardson Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:56:51 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-194325 I hear you, I'm becoming some deadbeat loser breaking into a sweat if it's been a few hours. I've never had any kind of addiction to facebook or email. Or even the blackberry. You know what it is? The law of variable positive reinforcement. It's the same disease that leads to addiction of crackberries and the slot machines. You're always checking for the next message...just in case you get that great one, or miss out on winning. "Just one more" check out http://consumerpsychologist.blogspot.com for more I hear you, I’m becoming some deadbeat loser breaking into a sweat if it’s been a few hours.

I’ve never had any kind of addiction to facebook or email. Or even the blackberry.

You know what it is?

The law of variable positive reinforcement. It’s the same disease that leads to addiction of crackberries and the slot machines. You’re always checking for the next message…just in case you get that great one, or miss out on winning. “Just one more”

check out http://consumerpsychologist.blogspot.com for more

]]> By: Corrie http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180783 Corrie Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:22:25 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180783 Understand. I go pretty totally offline each weekend, and I find that I don't miss it. Understand. I go pretty totally offline each weekend, and I find that I don’t miss it.

]]> By: Scott Leslie http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180782 Scott Leslie Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:19:15 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180782 I'm glad you've kicked twitter, though, because you respond to blog comments even faster now ;-) Be well D'Arcy. Do whatever you need to do. I do understand very well. It is hard work to be conscious of how we are acting. I’m glad you’ve kicked twitter, though, because you respond to blog comments even faster now ;-)

Be well D’Arcy. Do whatever you need to do. I do understand very well. It is hard work to be conscious of how we are acting.

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180779 dnorman Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:11:38 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180779 exactly, scott. but before I can get a better grasp on this particular demon, I need to silence it temporarily. turning off is the best/fastest way to do that. I'll be back, but need some time away from it for now. exactly, scott. but before I can get a better grasp on this particular demon, I need to silence it temporarily. turning off is the best/fastest way to do that. I’ll be back, but need some time away from it for now.

]]> By: Scott Leslie http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180778 Scott Leslie Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:08:46 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180778 Instead of turning off, you might ask yourself some questions - why do I feel compelled to check twitter every few minutes? What am I worried about missing? what would the actual consequence be of missing something? Using twitter, or any other technology, is an act of volition. You may be acting compulsively or unawares, but you can chose to not do so as well by becoming aware of how you are feeling. Turning off is fine, indeed it is also an act of will. But perhaps becoming aware of how you are interacting with a technology, how it makes you feel and how that drives you to act, and then modifying one's use to fit with how you'd like it to work for you is the more mindful approach? Instead of turning off, you might ask yourself some questions – why do I feel compelled to check twitter every few minutes? What am I worried about missing? what would the actual consequence be of missing something? Using twitter, or any other technology, is an act of volition. You may be acting compulsively or unawares, but you can chose to not do so as well by becoming aware of how you are feeling. Turning off is fine, indeed it is also an act of will. But perhaps becoming aware of how you are interacting with a technology, how it makes you feel and how that drives you to act, and then modifying one’s use to fit with how you’d like it to work for you is the more mindful approach?

]]> By: dtdiggs http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180770 dtdiggs Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:18:20 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180770 Guess what? I stopped Twitter cold turkey exactly two weeks ago: Monday morning, March 31. It was really, really difficult at first. What I didn't expect is that the longer I'm off, the harder it is for me to think about getting back on. I originally thought I'd just take a break, but now I'm not so sure. I miss the banter, the connections, and most of all, the truly useful ideas, links, and news. But I honestly feel more focused without it. And definitely more productive. Maybe I'll even find the time to read more of all the blogs I discovered through Twitter. I do see the use for Twitter in classrooms, during meetings/conferences, etc. Just perhaps not, for me, on a day-to-day basis. Guess what? I stopped Twitter cold turkey exactly two weeks ago: Monday morning, March 31. It was really, really difficult at first. What I didn’t expect is that the longer I’m off, the harder it is for me to think about getting back on. I originally thought I’d just take a break, but now I’m not so sure. I miss the banter, the connections, and most of all, the truly useful ideas, links, and news. But I honestly feel more focused without it. And definitely more productive. Maybe I’ll even find the time to read more of all the blogs I discovered through Twitter. I do see the use for Twitter in classrooms, during meetings/conferences, etc. Just perhaps not, for me, on a day-to-day basis.

]]> By: Nicola http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180765 Nicola Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:20:17 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180765 Hi, I went twitterfree for a week, I ended up blogging about twitter on first day or so - at first felt a little itchy but then I did find some other stuff to do, thinking to go more twitterfree more regularly - especially today when someone tweeted their post upside down which looked great, but I realised I could spend quite some time being creative with tweets rather than do any work. Some kind of voicetwitter would be better for me now, if there is such a thing, am using Snapvine but it doesn't have a twitterish feel. Hi, I went twitterfree for a week, I ended up blogging about twitter on first day or so – at first felt a little itchy but then I did find some other stuff to do, thinking to go more twitterfree more regularly – especially today when someone tweeted their post upside down which looked great, but I realised I could spend quite some time being creative with tweets rather than do any work.
Some kind of voicetwitter would be better for me now, if there is such a thing, am using Snapvine but it doesn’t have a twitterish feel.

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180761 dnorman Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:34:40 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180761 yeah - I went through a phase a couple of years ago where I was pretty hooked on updating my feed reader. I got through that OK :-) yeah – I went through a phase a couple of years ago where I was pretty hooked on updating my feed reader. I got through that OK :-)

]]> By: AJ Cann http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/04/06/kicking-my-twitter-addiction-cold-turkey/#comment-180754 AJ Cann Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:10:45 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=1882#comment-180754 It's a river, man... ;-) Thinking in 140 character bursts is surely an achievement - it's not thinking that's the problem. Did you have the same problems with RSS feed addiction? It’s a river, man… ;-)

Thinking in 140 character bursts is surely an achievement – it’s not thinking that’s the problem. Did you have the same problems with RSS feed addiction?

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