10 unhealthy social media habits
By Michael
Sebastian | Posted: October 15, 2012
This is your brain on social media:
It’s 3 p.m. You’re sitting through another meeting that’s so dreary and dull it’s got you doubting your chosen professional when suddenly—BING!—an alert sounds on your phone: Someone mentioned you in a tweet.
Quickly, you glance at your Twitter app. It’s a retweet. You click through to see who this mystery admirer is when—oh, yeah, there it is, the sweet rush of dopamine that floods your brain. Ahhhh. It’s better than a double dose of caffeine and nicotine.
Everything will be OK, for the next few minutes or so.
If you can relate to that story—or see yourself in any of the 10 people highlighted in this infographic from Marketo—there’s a good chance you’re a social media addict:
It’s 3 p.m. You’re sitting through another meeting that’s so dreary and dull it’s got you doubting your chosen professional when suddenly—BING!—an alert sounds on your phone: Someone mentioned you in a tweet.
Quickly, you glance at your Twitter app. It’s a retweet. You click through to see who this mystery admirer is when—oh, yeah, there it is, the sweet rush of dopamine that floods your brain. Ahhhh. It’s better than a double dose of caffeine and nicotine.
Everything will be OK, for the next few minutes or so.
If you can relate to that story—or see yourself in any of the 10 people highlighted in this infographic from Marketo—there’s a good chance you’re a social media addict:
The Socical Sickness
Do you have an unhealthy relationship with social media ?
Do you check your phone every 2 minutes to see how many likes your
Instagram photo has ?
Do your tweets contain zero vowels ? Are you the mayor of a dozen establishments
? Your answer to these questions will determine whether or not you belong in
the social media infirmary or not. Read on to learn about the social media
habits that lead to a severe social sickness and massive decrease in
productivity
The Alert-lover
Habit :
You set your phone to receive audible alerts whenever everything
happens.
Symptom:
Every time your mobile phone buzzes , beeps and barks when someone
retweets, shares ,or comments on something of yours. You actively sabotage your
own ability to focus on the important tasks at hand.
The Social Guru
Habit :
You have proclaimed yourself a “Social Media Guru” on your business
card”
Symptom:
Everyone is a social media guru these days . You might as well just
title yourself “ Human Being” and call it a day.
The Verb Creator
Habit :
You turn social media sites into verb.
Symptom:
Upon using the phrases “ I need to instagram that “ and “ I gonna
Reddit the hell out of this” All of your “friends” simultaneously put their
heads in their hands.
Additionally, you lose nearly all the social cred you’ve worked so
hard for.
The Vowel Heater
Habit :
You drop every possible vowel from your Tweets because you are
intent on making the most of the 140 characters provided.
Symptom:
Not only have you thrown grammar and common decency out the window,
your unacceptable spelling habits have also crept into your emails and blog
posts.
The blog referencer
Habit :
Your answer most questions with “ You should read my blog post about
that.
Symptom:
Because you are essentially telling people to “ look it up”, they
will become extremely frustrated that you aren’t just answering their question.
The self-proclaimed influencer
Habit :
You regularly check your level of “influence” on every
social-scoring site available.
Symptom:
A true influencer is concerned about providing useful constant for
others.
The more time you spend checking your influence, the less influence
you’ll have.
The multi mayor
Habit :
You take the time to check in at location
as you drive by.
Because of this you are Mayor, Duke, and King
of at least 10 establishments
Symptom:
With all the discipline and energy you
spend checking in to your local coffee shop, burrito joint, and pilates class, you
don’t have to mental capacity to do the things that will really help you get
ahead in life.
The liker
Habit :
You use the “like” button instead of
posting a quick comment.
Symptom:
Because you only “liked” your photo of your
friend’s newborn, your friendship is now under
scrutirvy .
A simple “ She’s beautiful!!” would have
taken a mere 2 seconds more and would have carried much more weight.
The constant
checker
Habit :
You turn on your phone every 2 minutes,
with no regard for your location or present company, to check how your Instagram
, status update, or Tweet is being received.
Symptom:
Your friends can’t stand dining with you, and
you’ve already paid ” the man” $500 for texting while driving
The freak out-er
Habit :
You freak out when a social site goes down.
Symptom:
Chances are high that the site problems had
little or no negative impact on you or your career whatsoever.
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