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Do you suffer from social media fatigue?

 

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Do you suffer from social media fatigue? It’s not a medical condition but the general feeling that keeping up with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, blogs, Pinterest, and others are too difficult. Managing several social media accounts while holding down a job and life can be taxing. Social media is a world of instant communication and demand. We can’t possibly keep up with the check-ins, pictures, internet memes, Words with Friends, internet news, and Twitter trends.

Social media fatigue is real. The number of people checking emails at home has dropped to 38% compared with 46 % last year. A survey completed recently this year consisting 19 to 26-year-olds living in China, Singapore, and the United States found that 50% of respondents felt keeping up with social media had a negative impact on their jobs or studies. Companies are acknowledging social media fatigue. Nestle’ even wants you to “take a break” with their Kit Kat app.

Recently, I started suffering from social media fatigue. I haven’t been keeping up with Facebook, Twitter, and blogging. The stress of ministry and a life sometimes force me to stop feeding into the demand of social media. Unfortunately, my blogging output takes a dive. The struggle with taking a break is losing interest of readers but sometimes you have to take a break.

How do you know you have social media fatigue? Continue Reading…