Social Media Fast
I have decided to engage in a social media fast for my entire weekend (72 hours). I disconnected from all my social media, which included Facebook, texting, Snapchat, personal email, and Soccer stars. Throughout the fast, I had anxious urges to take out my phone and check my facebook, or any messages that I might of had. I have realize I had developed a conditioned response to the social media. The moment I had become bored for a split second I had felt the urge to check what anyone was up to via social media. I had found myself communicating face-to-face more often, and I had found myself more productive than before because I did not have the distractions. One of the numerous benefits of the social media fast, it gave my
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This experience had definitely taken me out of my comfort zone. In order to get myself to break this social norm I had to tell myself that this is not who I really am. I used humor to as a tension relief, telling myself that this action that I am doing is not really a part of my identity. In this case I used self-deprecating humor where I the center of the joke. In order to maintain my self-esteem I had to preserve my perceived-self by telling myself that “I am simply playing a role of an ignorant person, I am not ignorant myself.” Having the assurance that my identity is protected, I was able to laugh about it as a way to reduce the tension in the uncomfortable situation. My initial expectation was that someone might get upset and tell me “to watch where I am going!” However that was not the way people had responded. Judging their nonverbal cues, some expressed an emotional expression of annoyance or anger, and one person expressed happiness, probably because he had seen humor in the act. While others showed a straight face, just glancing at me for a split second as they walked around me. Their priorities to be on time expressed their value for monochronicity. Reflecting on this social experiment, this is absoluting not something I enjoy doing on a daily basis. It was interesting to take the perspective of someone breaking a social norm because I had received nonverbal feedback. I could definitely see how nonverbal communication makes up to 70-93% of our meaning. I realized the importance of nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication can enhance our verbals messages by complementing our what we are describing. Nonverbals could repeat our verbal message in a different way. They could regulate the flow of an interaction, and substitute for verbal
On Thursday, October 6th, I decided to take the plunge and cut myself off from social media and news for 24 hours, from midnight the night of the 6th to midnight the night of the 7th. I spent about eight of those hours asleep, one at the gym, four in class, and the remaining fifteen hours in leisure, doing homework or spending time with friends. The only time I used my phone at all was to receive text messages, and I did not open anything on my computer besides Microsoft Word and the Hofstra Portal. This was an interesting experiment, especially coming at a time where the world in general is obsessed with checking in, posting and sharing their various opinions all over the digital universe.
The reactions of people when you break a social norm can vary quite drastically. Sometimes the reactions are quite large and other times they are rather subtle. The reactions typically vary based on what norm you break and how strong of a norm it is. In the case of invading people’s personal space, I did not receive and intense reactions. All of the reactions I received were subtle. Not ma...
Topic: Addiction to social media General Purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that social media is hurting us mentally and our social lives. Thesis: Social media can cause serious problems to you and your health, so we need to put addiction to social media to rest. I. Introduction A. Attention-getter: The ages of 55 and 64 year olds who use social media fell “worried or uncomfortable” when they can’t access any type of social media accounts (Wright, 2015).
I was raised to always respect one’s personal space, as well as never intrude on someone’s conversation, both in which, I took part in. At first I had to force myself to walk over to the tables and then force myself to take a seat next to them. I was fighting against my inner conscience to make my body do the experiment for the sake of the experiment. The friends who were with me had to reassure me that it would be fine and to go ahead and follow through on the experiment, knowing that I needed to get people’s reactions to the situation. I was experiencing anxiety over what I knew I needed to
The objective of my experiment was to observe how people reacted to a violation in the social norms of elevator etiquette. Generally in elevators, people fill in starting from the back, face the elevator doors, and rarely make verbal contact with others. Unless the passengers of the elevator know each other, conversation is sparse and often limited to small-talk. As a result of this, my goal in the experiment was to introduce a foreign behavior to the elevator, something that nobody would expect while going about their day. Thus, I entered a situation where a certain set of expectations was in place, such as the informal rule that individuals should stand (rather than sit) in an elevator, and violated those unspoken rules without acting in
... you see someone. But having a few laughs about what you just did because you looked ridiculous doing it, is all apart of life! I live by the motto that life is suppose to be fun. It shouldn’t be all serious and work. You need to have a little time for adventure as well. Some things can be a little strange, such as eating with your hands, but hopefully that person you are with has a good attitude about it and will just go along with it all. Social norms can be a good and bad thing. They are good, because the keep everything in line and makes sure that humans are acting accordingly in their daily activities. But they also can be bad because it puts pressure on everyone's perception of what freedom is and what is acceptable or not. Social norms will always have a controlling impact on the behavior of individuals, occasionally developing them into a new form of person.
Breaking those norms made me feel extremely out of place and rude. They made me feel that way because I knew what I was doing wasn't socially right and people would get mad or be rude to me with their reactions. For the most part throughout my experiment, most people reacted the way I thought they would. You could tell that most people felt awkward or uncomfortable while breaking the norm. I faced a couple of difficulties during my assignment when it came to violating the social norms.
I have not gone two days without social media for the last ten years. Last week, however, I finally disconnected from everything except phone calls for 36 hours. It was an out of body experience; I was on an emotional roller coaster of perpetual emptiness and anxiety mixed with a sublime relaxation I had only felt before when juice fasting. After the initial shock and habitual glances at a blank phone, I generally was calm and at peace. Through the experience, I gained a new perspective on mobile phones and I now see why many people favor the dystopian view of social media usage. While I once thought that people just loved to be cynical, I see how technology is drastically warping our lives and changing human interaction. By talking face-to-face
Growing up in a large strict family that limited outside interaction when I was growing up has in turn made me fairly introverted and awkward. I do not do well in social situations and try to avoid them at all costs. See unlike most people, who can strike up a cordial conversation about sports, business, or common interests with people they have just been introduced to; I on the other hand, turn to jokes and sarcasm to break the ice. Sometimes it is well received and I am dubbed “the funny one” other times it leads to nervous laughter and “what the hell” looks from everyone. It’s like Russian roulette every time I enter a new situation with a few sarcastic ice breaker comments in the chamber.
Before cell phones, people were forced to either write letters or meet face-to-face to get a message delivered. Before the invention of the Internet, people were forced to read to attain information, watch the news to know about what was going on in the world and socialize with others. However, there has been a major shift in the way we communicate due to the introduction of social media sites. Instead of the formal face-to-face interactions people were generally accustomed to, we have now developed an addiction to communication on social media networks. This has affected many social media users in numerous ways, whether it is poor mental health or poor sleep, social media is
To begin with, social media has been proven to be a dangerous addiction due to the many negative side effects like: sleep deprivation, and self-esteem problems. Most of the adult American population is connected to some sort of social media site, and they have joined the banned wagon of people whom check their social media accounts at least five times a day. Using social media to often can be time consuming and essentially causes sleep deprivation because the user stays up late on social media. Since social media has grown in popularity many have began to believe that social media is a life necessity. It is viewed by many as a daily necessity like brushing our teeth, or yet as important as eating. People whom are constantly on social media have been linked to develop self-esteem problems because they are so consumed on pretending and portraying this image of a person they are not. Social media has became such an addiction that many people wake up and the first thing they do is...
Do you ever find yourself procrastinating from a task due to scrolling on Instagram or Facebook? Social media is a controversial topic, however, it overall has a negative impact on humans. Both sides believe they are in the right and the other is wrong, but the fact still remains that social media is not essential for a career and it steals your concentration abilities. Some people accept that social media is an advantage due to evidence proving that there are many job opportunities that can get many individuals employed, but it isn’t all that it seems to be because that claim is highly inaccurate.
Social media can become very addictive to some and it may cause negative effects on that person’s life. Everyday use of social media can make a person want to get on, to needing to get on the computer. Becoming hooked can affect a person in many ways. Such as, their job, family,
Our society today has become dependent on social media to entertain, excite, and inform each other on the newest and latest hot topics of today’s world. Some people cannot go as long as an hour without checking their social media websites whether it is on the phone, computer, Ipad, or any other electronic devise with internet. The creators of social media have made it easier to recognize and draw the user in with notifying pop-ups every time something new happens in the cyber world. The easier it gets, the more addicting it makes it to check every second. Also, it’s not only the youth and teenagers using these social media cites; it also claims adults as well. One of the main reasons people make social media accounts is because people are nosey about other people’s lives. They get a social media page such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to monitor people and see what they are missing out of in the world. People post pictures to their “page” for everyone to see how good they look or how funny they are. Since everyone has a social media account, others feel obligated to make one, two, or even three accounts. What used to be rare is now typical for a normal person to have at l...
Social media, a quickly growing and popular knowledge outlet, can become dangerously addictive if the user lacks self-control. There are so many wonderful outcomes from the invention of social media. The biggest being how quickly news can spread. Anyone can share the news that they desire with a few taps on a screen. The fault in this action though, is that false testimonies can be spread just as quickly as true ones. The question is, does the positive outweigh the negative enough for a person to proceed with using social media? Without this innovative creation, though, communication would be dull and boring, so by all means, social media should be used.