Feel The Need To Unplug From Facebook?

We've all done it. Or tried to do it. We said we'd stop going on Facebook to work on a research paper or finish a project around the house. But that hiatus never lasts long, does it? A Canadian writer recently opined on the phenomenon of taking a break from Facebook.

We’ve all done it. Or tried to do it. We said we’d stop going on Facebook to work on a research paper or finish a project around the house. But that hiatus never lasts long, does it? A Canadian writer recently opined on the phenomenon of taking a break from Facebook.

The writer, Reb Stevenson, discussed two friends who were fed up with the social network and felt the need to unplug. They made bold statements, saying they were done.

They lasted one week and three months, respectively.

Why is Facebook so addicting? Stevenson notes that the only websites that have the same kind of addiction factor deal with porn, gambling, or eBay.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and declare that Facebook is the most intense website in the world.

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