Social Network – an investment or a procrastination trap?
Time is a great asset. Remember a magic bank account story (read more)? Imagine that there is a magic account that is filled every morning and emptied every night. Then you wake up! The lightning-speed of technological progress over the past 10 years was designed make our lives easier. And in some ways it has: it has given us the possibility to stay in touch with friends, even if they live a 1000 miles away. It even gives us the ability to instantly find information on any subject, and grocery shop by clicking a button. But for some reason, people have started to express that social networking is eating up precious time. “Procrastination” is a reaction commonly used these days when it comes to social networking. So, the question is: How can social networking be used to our advantage? First, here’s a set of rules to flip-flop the procrastination trap into an investment: Rule #1 Are you a creator or a user? Every minute you network, ask yourself if you are creating content or consuming it. I …