How much time do you allow yourself on facebook daily/weekly? Do you have a scheduled time to be on fb? Is there a way to get it done quickly and not be sucked into the vortex of cyberspace?

Thanks, @joancrocker for the comments. I think I need to use a timer by my computer. It is way too easy to be on here ALL DAY.

I monitor about 20 Facebook pages for my job, so it is always open on one of my two computer screens.  It is very easy to become distracted by it, so I try to check it about once an hour, just to make sure I am staying on top of things.

I highly suggest treating it like email and scheduling specific times during the day to check Facebook.  Facebook can be a huge source of information, but it can also make your day disappear!

@deairby Social Media in general can make anyone’s day disappear, not just FB. The question becomes how Effective can you be within a 24hr. timeframe.  For me, I’m working to be more structured within specific timeframes, otherwise I’ll get off course, but then again we are not robots. In general I guess I’ll just have to learn to sleep faster to get things done, and watch the occasional video of dogs…to lighten the day.

I have a friend with a biz page who does not particularly like Facebook or even maintain a personal profile. I almost envy her – she does a very good, disciplined job of going in, posting updates and getting out fast. She actually lives the method we all recommend. Me? I find it way.too.tempting to click on the little red notification icon. Sigh!