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Pull of Being Disconnected

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The pull of being disconnected.

Client emails me with a question. Landlord texts me a second time wondering why I’ve ignored his text about the driveway getting sealed next week. Dozens of unimportant or non pressing emails in my inbox. And of course the social media accounts annoyed that I’m not actively on them this weekend – you have 28 notifications on Twitter and 44 unread notifications on Facebook.

Great. I think I will just have to ignore them for now, no matter how addictive that witty response to that Facebook comment may be.

Honestly, I would have probably ignored them all had it not been a busy time at work. I know I’m annoyed when people don’t respond quickly to my calls. But cellphone service is very spotty up here in the wilderness. But then again it’s nice to not be connected every minute of every day.

Cell Phone Reception Here

7 Ways to Deal with Cyberbullying | Talkspace

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7 Ways to Deal with Cyberbullying | Talkspace

Bullying isn’t new, but the way people go about it has changed. What was once reserved for the schoolyard now occurs at home or at work via social media. In fact, cyberbullying affects adults as much as children. A 2012 study from the University of Nottingham and the University of Sheffield found that eight out of ten of the 320 adults surveyed across three different universities had been victims of cyberbullying in the last six months. About a quarter reported feeling humiliated, ignored, or being the subject of online gossip at least once a week.

I am super disappointed about the bullying emails and comments I've been getting lately but the best thing to do is step back, delete the emails and comments. Unlike other forms of social media I have complete control over who posts on my blog and people who seek to use it at a platform for bullying will be blocked.

Also, I am well aware of who is sending those fake troll emails, they look real but I can see from the headers who is sending them, and I am carefully saving them if necessary for future reference.