I think I'm going to delete all Social Apps, is it good?

[jon.a]

I use a flip phone, only for emergencies.

 

[The-J]

I don't use social apps per se. I have Whatsapp, but that's basically an extension of my phone anyway. Facebook is not on my phone. I stopped posting on Reddit about a month ago. I have HelloTalk as well, but that's for my side hobby (language practice).

We're probably of similar age (mid 20s). I simply have no need for these apps.

What I've found since hiding my Facebook feed about 2 years ago is that meeting with friends that I haven't seen in a long time is more fun. I don't know what's been on in their life, they don't know about mine. So we can talk about it. We have more to talk about. Although sometimes they ask 'Didn't you see it on Facebook?' No I didn't, that's why I asked.

I don't feel disconnected because I'm connected with the people I want to be connected to. I have a small circle of friends. It's the way I like it. Fastlane Forum is my Facebook.

 

[Andy Daniels]

I put my social media icons in a folder on the second page of my phone labeled "bullshit".

So whenever I am tempted to check any of those platforms, I accuse myself of being a bullshitter. It's surprisingly effective.

I soon plan on downgrading to a flip phone, it's cheaper, and there's less temptation that way.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

I've said this elsewhere. I'm forced to use the apps because my audience uses them.

Otherwise I would have ditched everything years ago.

Unfortunately for many entrepreneurs, deleting social media is like a salesman deleting the telephone 30 years ago.

You can do it, but your business will probably suffer.

 

[Almantas]

Former Facebook addict checking in!

Just few weeks ago I was still a Facebook addict. I was scrolling down my news feed mindlessly for like an hour and action-faking...checking lives of people who pretend to have it all. I admit - checking other people lives and comparing it to mine made me depressed as hell, made me question my life and existence, lol.

Fast-forward two weeks, I've deleted Facebook profile and kept messenger for communication purposes. I now keep in touch with few friends and my mind is a lot more calmer and brighter. Every little positive change counts!

 

[Kak]

Delete the accounts associated with the social apps

 

[ApparentHorizon]

I have pretty much every mainstream social media app and it's fantastic.

Why?

"You have to go where your clients are. Imagine opening an office in the middle of the woods. No matter how good you are, if your potential clients can't find you, they'll go to your competition on main street."

I've lived by these words since closing my first major client.

Just like irl your online network is a reflection of your own life.

Would you keep negative and fake friends around you irl? If not why do you keep them virtually? Why not build a solid network online as you would offline?

Perhaps it's not the apps themselves but your application of them.

 

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[AgainstAllOdds]

Social media apps make people sadder and more depressed. That's not an assumption of mine, but a fact backed by lots of studies: social media happiness - Google Search.

If you want to be happier, then stop checking Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, etc now.

Personally, I only use those apps for messaging.

For Facebook, I have Kill News Feed. If I want to see what someone's doing, then I go on Facebook, their specific page, and see what they're up to. But I don't scroll through the newsfeed because I don't have one.

As for keeping in touch, I use Messenger. You don't need to go to Facebook to message people.

Social media (as it stands) is bullshit.

Unless your business revolves around social, then there's a lot more negatives than benefits to using any of those apps or sites.

 

[Greg R]

Take away your opinion of social media and strip it down to what it really is, a tool.

Like money, fame, health, and this forum, social media is external to you. Whether it exists is not up to you. But you can change your opinion of it. Yesterday's hindrance can be today's tool that you can leverage for your benefit.

Good luck.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

true. But are you using it in private life?

Not at all.

And I'm sure that doesn't help because the medium is "social" -- I'm just not one to post photos of my healthy meal or take selfies while in Vegas. On the flip side, people now see life as an opportunity to Instagram it for likes, as opposed to just being in the moment.

 

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[Andy Black]

Facebook is *amazing*. I've only been using it in anger for a couple of years. I've connected with people I've not seen in years. They've all got families now and it's great to see the few photos of them.

Then there's the groups of likeminded people. Personally I prefer to be in groups where I can help people, and Facebook has a lot of them, as well as this forum.

I don't get Twitter, don't use Instagram, was using Snapchat as an app to create videos, and connect with people on LinkedIn who know me from TFLF or Facebook groups I'm a nuisance in.

I've moved FB and LI onto the second screen on my phone so I don't see the alerts unless I intend seeing the alerts.

I'm able to post here, there and everywhere whilst running my business and raising 3 kids. It's just the sand that fits between the rocks in my day.

I spend a lot of time on social media, and the main thing I get out of it is the satisfaction of helping people, which also helps me learn what people are stuck on, and what can help them.

I get soooo many leads and referrals from just chattering away. I could stop but think I should go deeper instead. I enjoy it and have turned it into something that helps my business.

Turn your time on social media into a positive. Into something that helps your business.

What would your business look like if you embraced your tendencies?


I even created a thread on it:

• How to use forums (and Facebook groups)

 

[alan3wilson]

I feel so stressed to have all these notifications on the phone, really.

And most of messages are BS.

I've already deleted facebook app and only login sometimes and use that only for business purpose, I don't post much on my private account.

If I log into facebook I get depressed lol all photos of broke people that want to show you that they are "rich", that's really bad.

Also all these whatsapp or telegram groups that talk about nothing, I just don't look at them anymore.

It's huge waste of time for me (also texting to girls that prefer texting on the phone instead of going out for a dinner in real life lol).

I think it's better to connect with people in real life and if there is something really important people can just call me on the phone and not wasting time texting.

How do you manage your social Apps? Are they important for your relationships ?

Do you use them or not at all?

 

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[Aaron T]

I have pretty much every mainstream social media app and it's fantastic.

"You have to go where your clients are. Imagine opening an office in the middle of the woods. No matter how good you are, if your potential clients can't find you, they'll go to your competition on main street."
Perhaps it's not the apps themselves but your application of them.

One of my thoughts as well. I don't get sucked into the BS of the Social world, but I can sure take advantage of it.

 

[Clairvoyance1991]

I have a facebook page for my clothing business and a lot of my orders are done that way so I have to have facebook for that. Personally I don't need the feed but I find myself scrolling quite often for no reason. I even enter the facebook app often just because of muscle memory when I'm bored. If it wasn't for my business I would have deleted it but I did delete Instagram which really helps keeping focus, you don't watch other peoples "perfect lives".

 

[Aaron T]

For me and the team I am part of, being in Facebook groups helping people generated quite some leads.

It also helps to establish yourself as an expert, the go to guy for what you are doing.

Instead of blogging by yourself, you could go where your target market is hanging out and provide value there.

I am always trying to keep a simple formula in mind: producer > consumer.

This would be a total legitimate business use and fair game. That isn't a waste of time at all.

 

[Deleted50669]

A route I recently took was less extreme; delete all "friends" that aren't friends. I did this for Facebook, and I went from about 800 people to 32 people that I considered "friends enough" to stay connected with. The result: a feed with only trace amounts of bs, and posts about people I associate with.


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[RayAndré]

if anything, at least disable the notifications so you don't get distracted during your day. "avoid the attraction of distraction."
if there's one you don't use for anything productive, remove it. that was snapchat for me.
For the others, start using them in a more productive way. I recently started posting questions on Facebook that are related to my app, kinda like mini surveys to my friends.

 

[TonyStark]

I use the Moment app which keeps track of my screen time.

 

[Aaron T]

I haven't deleted the apps yet, but I just don't use them. Primarily I am on Slack with different Slack workspaces for my various companies or employees. Likewise I use Line for communication, mostly with my connections in Japan.

I have Tumblr, FB, and others on the phone, but I used them for business. I rarely post privately on FB, but it is key to a lot of my different blog businesses that I still use it. When I am on FB I don't look at the, as you said @alan3wilson the sad broke people trying to front an image, I actually look at the things that are getting likes, the viral content, the types of posts that are attracting customers, because that is opportunity.

Yeah, I can spend a lot of time on FB researching, but that is what it is. For me I like to see the places "scripted" people frequent the most and see what opportunities lie there and FB is just one such area. So instead of ditching it, see if there might be an opportunity there for you. You never know. But if you do find yourself wasting time, not researching, not learning, then by all means ditch it.

I don't do anything that I think is a waste of my time anymore. Either it is something I enjoy, something that brings values to others, or something that brings appropriate value to me. More discussion in a future thread by what I mean when I say appropriate value.

 

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[MiguelHammond10]

I feel so stressed to have all these notifications on the phone, really.

And most of messages are BS.

I've already deleted facebook app and only login sometimes and use that only for business purpose, I don't post much on my private account.

If I log into facebook I get depressed lol all photos of broke people that want to show you that they are "rich", that's really bad.

Also all these whatsapp or telegram groups that talk about nothing, I just don't look at them anymore.

It's huge waste of time for me (also texting to girls that prefer texting on the phone instead of going out for a dinner in real life lol).

I think it's better to connect with people in real life and if there is something really important people can just call me on the phone and not wasting time texting.

How do you manage your social Apps? Are they important for your relationships ?

Do you use them or not at all?

You right i totally agree with you,but I have not deleted the apps but my notifications are always off.

 

[tiagosoares17.22]

The question if you should delete or not all social media apps depends on the reasons why you need them.

For example, if it's a way for you to make business, acquire new customers, do marketing, then it's a silly idea. What you need is to find strategies to better use those apps.

You mentioned being bothered by BS notifications and being part of meaningless groups. Why don't you then turn off the notifications and/or leave the groups? That's what I do, and i can tell you it certainly helps.

When it comes to Facebook I don't have the app on my phone and it allows me to save a lot of time. On the other hand, I spend more time on Instagram than what I should. But hey, I am ok with it because it's not affecting me in anything. When I need to work and focus I am able to completely forget about the app.

So, what I would say is: think about the pros and the cons of using certain apps. If you realize there is a benefit for having them due to X reasons, then try to limit their use for what you really need. That means unfollow people and pages on Facebook (or even make the feed disappear), it means turning off the notifications from people that send a lot of messages to you but that are never really that important, it means to maybe set a time to when using them, etc. There are really many ways to deal with it.

At the end of the day, if you find out you don't need and that you would benefit more by not have them installed on your smartphone, just delete them.

 

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[Aaron T]

Social media apps make people sadder and more depressed. That's not an assumption of mine, but a fact backed by lots of studies: social media happiness - Google Search.

If you want to be happier, then stop checking Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, etc now.

Personally, I only use those apps for messaging.

For Facebook, I have Kill News Feed. If I want to see what someone's doing, then I go on Facebook, their specific page, and see what they're up to. But I don't scroll through the newsfeed because I don't have one.

As for keeping in touch, I use Messenger. You don't need to go to Facebook to message people.

Social media (as it stands) is bullshit.

Unless your business revolves around social, then there's a lot more negatives than benefits to using any of those apps or sites.

I couldn't agree with this more. I was actually going to post a link to some of the studies that show using FB and other social media platforms actually causes depression or at the very least for us to feel worse about ourselves.

I dislike social platforms so much, with the exception of taking advantage of them for business purposes. But like you I use Kill News Feed so at the least when I go on FB for business, I am not even tempted, although truthfully I rarely ever was. Still a stand out Chrome app if you use Chrome!

 

[Nicoknowsbest]

For me and the team I am part of, being in Facebook groups helping people generated quite some leads.

It also helps to establish yourself as an expert, the go to guy for what you are doing.

Instead of blogging by yourself, you could go where your target market is hanging out and provide value there.

I am always trying to keep a simple formula in mind: producer > consumer.

 

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[millerad]

I think that social media apps are important. I use them to promote my business and much less to talk with friends. Still can be a time suck though.

 

[I Am I Said]

I don't think I ever stated my MBTI personality type here on the forum, but I do have an introverted tendency

That's a good point. As an INTJ I probably find it easier than others to do without.

 

[SirPsychoSexy]

Deleting social app would be suicide for my ventures and my networking. What I do: I get rid of all notifications, except for important things, like message from individuals and message request. I block notifications for group chats and such. And if you can't control the time spent on social app like Facebook, the problem is not the app but yourself.

 

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[carlos_]

I was thinking about doing this but instead just unfollowed all the Biased News outlets promoting hate etc... I now only follow Reuters who seem to be unbiased on their news channels. But don't even think about reading the comments. It seems that everyone on Facebook is boiling with hate for our President and anything that deals with US Amendments. I don't particularly follow a certain side in politics. I'm a Currency and Stock trader, and only worry about the worlds Economics and block out all that distraction.

How about not following news at all?

There's never actionable content in the news. And if something is really that important, people around you will talk about it and there will be no avoiding it:

Vegas shooting, people were talking about it here, and at work, so I found out, and chose to go online and read an article about the subject. The other day there was a brush fire in my city, I found out about it on an afternoon walk when I noticed half the sky was orange, When I got back to my desk I read about that to make sure it wasn't near my home. If there's a disaster in your area, your phone will announce it to you via emergency alerts (for US at least)

You never need to be passively informed of what one news agency decides is newsworthy. Wait until the topic comes up with people in your life, then read about what's on their minds, because chances are that's what's more important

 

[LittleWolfie]

Going away from Facebook, certainly helped me with my depression.

Perhaps though my lack of social media engagement is why I have trouble with gaining traffic or networking online. I still have Twitter and Reddit habit though, none of them ever got me down as much as Facebook did.

 

[Jurica22]

I've done just that and the quality of my life increased dramatically.

The best thing about it is that you have so much more time and it's more productive because there are no distractions.

I do however still have social media accounts. I go on them once per day just in case someone needs me for school work.

I'd personally recommend it to anyone.

 

[Denis from BE]

Social apps keep me tuned about people needs that I can solve by my entrepreneur problems solver mindset

 

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