Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

I read an article recently that said people who don’t look at Facebook for a week are less envious and less disgruntled. I don’t remember if the article cited scientific evidence or was reporting wishful thinking.

Still . . . I find the less I check social media the more time I have, the more focused I am, and therefore the more I accomplish.

I’m not the typical Facebook user in the first place. I’m considerably older, less interested in what others think of me, and more interested in facts over opinion or drama. I probably have less difficulty tuning out than someone who grew up with this phenomenon from the get-go and doesn’t know life before constant connection.

But what if everyone participated in an experiment where they looked at Facebook only once a day?  I don’t mean all day long either.  I mean each person logs onto his or her account for a prescribed time, then logs off and tries to manage life as it comes down the pike.

Would we begin to have longer attention spans, like we did in the old days? Would we search for eye contact with our companions, again like in the old days? Or would we feel bereft and alone?

I don’t have the answer, but I would love to participate in the experiment.