# The year we cut social media

> As Tushar wrote in his status that in this year (2014), our target was to minimize our social media use. A never unending news feed is quite distracting.…

- Author: Rajesh Namase
- Published: 2014-12-31
- Category: Time
- Canonical: https://namase.com/year-we-cut-social-media

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As Tushar wrote in his status that in this year (2014), our target was to minimize our social media use. A never unending news feed is quite distracting. So we started using an officially suggested chat application - Pidgin (Open-source multi-platform instant messaging client).

We will follow the same in the next year too. Also, I request all my friends that whenever you want to chat with me, discuss something or want any kind of help from me, start the topic directly instead of sending 'hi', 'hey', 'around'. Here are my replies for some common messages.

XYZ: Hey

Me: Hi

XYZ: How are you

Me: I'm fit, you say.

ABC: Hi

Me: Hello.

ABC: What's up

Me: Nothing special.

PQR: Hi Rajesh

Me: Hello

PQR: How's your business going on?

Me: As per the plan.

So instead of wasting 2-5 min in this formal chat, I request you to start the topic directly and I won't mind.

Please check this out if you're a blogger or internet marketer: [how to approach senior bloggers for help](https://www.facebook.com/notes/techism/how-to-approach-senior-bloggers-for-help-guidelines-for-all-members/410550582331648).

My target is to use the 24 hours effectively. That's it! See you in the next year. Thanks.