Social media is a time suck. I’m not as bad as some, but I need to focus better. I think a lot of us do, frankly. Don’t you agree? Then let’s start a No Social Media During Work campaign!
I’m pledging to abandon social media networks when I am at work, except for narrowly defined work purposes. And I’m asking you to hold me to it and slag me mercilessly if you catch me at it! And I’m inviting you to take the pledge, too!
Here is my pledge. This feels like a big step. Here goes!
I pledge, as of NOW, to abandon social media networks when I’m at work! Pledge with me!
I am at work weekdays at least from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern, taking noon until 1 p.m. for lunch; and also from 9:00 p.m. until 11 p.m.; on Infobitt.
I want to do as well as I can on it! So I hereby pledge to abandon social media networks when I am at work. Hold me to it and slag me mercilessly (after your work) if you catch me at it!
I am @lsanger on Twitter, larry.sanger on Facebook, Larry Sanger on Quora, and Larry Sanger on YouTube. Hold me to my pledge!
Exceptions are very, very narrowly limited to: posts and discussion about Infobitt; also, holidays and declared sick days.
Checking for responses on any network is permitted only if I recently posted something work-related, and I might actually get a response.
I also promise to track my friends’ pledges. If I notice a broken pledge, I will call them on it!
If you, too, want to take the pledge, then post a copy of your pledge to all social media networks you spend time on. Feel free to double down by adding your pledge to the bottom of this page: https://larrysanger.org/2015/06/take-the-pledge/ . Make sure to include your pledge somewhere on your user page, not just as a separate post, so you and others will not forget your pledge. Do make a video of yourself (here’s mine) reading a written version of your pledge on any video networks of yours, like YouTube.
Work hard, and then play hard!
Wow. I hope this is the right decision. I think it is. It feels like a big one. I’m actually very excited!
OK, are you ready to take the “No Social Media During Work” pledge with me? Come on, DO IT! Not only will you get more work done and feel better about yourself, if you post it publicly on all your networks, then you can help improve the productivity of the world! And you can publicize your own social media presence. It’s a massive win for everybody!
Come on, somebody write an app to catch me and others in violations, and I’ll use it (the iPhone version) and link to it!
Here’s a pledge form you can fill out:
I pledge, as of NOW, to abandon social media networks when I’m at work! Pledge with me!
I am at work weekdays at least [ list your work hours; list breaks if you want, though I didn’t list any, except for lunch] on [your company, project, school, etc.—optional].
I want to do as well as I can on it! So I hereby pledge to abandon social media networks when I am at work. Hold me to it and slag me mercilessly (after your work) if you catch me at it!
I am ___ on Twitter, ___ on Facebook, [ list other social networks similarly]. Hold me to my pledge!
Exceptions are very, very narrowly limited to: [ list exceptions as carefully as necessary]; also, holidays and declared sick days.
Checking for responses on any network is permitted only if I recently posted something work-related, and I might actually get a response.
I also promise to track my friends’ pledges. If I notice a broken pledge, I will call them on it!
If you, too, want to take the pledge, then post a copy of your pledge to all social media networks you spend time on. Make sure to include your pledge somewhere on your user pages, not just as a separate post, so you and others will not forget your pledge. Do make a video of yourself reading a written version of your pledge on any video networks of yours, like YouTube.
Work hard, and then play hard!
Well, are you in?
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