I'm sure no one noticed or even cares, but I've been on a bit of a social media fast in the last little while. Not a complete fast, since I did check in on Facebook and read a few articles from Digg and my Google Reader. But I've resisted posting to my blog, updating my Facebook and Twitter statuses and significantly limited my media consumption. My last Facebook update and the last time I even looked at Twitter was 11 days ago. That's a long time by my standards.

I didn't miss it all that much. I was able to spend more time with my family and was more productive at work. Both big wins.

I'm going to try this again in about a weeks time. This time it will be a complete media fast. Meaning no social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Blogs) at all, no periodical magazines or newspapers and no TV for one week. I'll allow myself one book to read and limit my computer time to just work related tasks. It's going to be tough. Really tough. As in missing the end of the NHL regular season tough. Yikes.

Why would I want to do this to myself? Just a personal experiment. I like doing those. They always teach me a lot about myself and I have a lot to learn.