I don't really miss facebook so far. Every time my fingers go to type in "facebook.com" my brain remembers that I'm no longer on that site, and I stop and do something else (usually "chess.com" or "slate.com").
But what is interesting about this is the number of times during an average workday that my fingers tried to type "facebook" into my browser. It was actually quite frequent, whenever I had a lapse in concentration - "facebook.com" was virtually automatic. And although I am a fan of using the internet to bridge the gap when concentration fails, what was I really gaining from heading straight to facebook, every time?
Have I missed social invitations, etc.? Not sure, but if so, I probably couldn't have gone anyway. I don't feel left out yet. The truth is that most of what I have missed is stuff I don't need or want to know.
The one downside so far is that of the handful of friends have noticed (I think four or five max, including my mother) - they say "either you left facebook or you defriended me." I hope no one thinks I defriended them and hasn't spoken up!
So, five days in, I am happy I left facebook. It was kind of a whim to quit in shock over timeline, but I think I would have come to it anyway as part of clearing the way for more mindfulness.
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