TWITTERHOLICS ATWONYMOUS: ARE YOU ADDICTED TO TWITTER?
Apparently Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol. As a non-smoking teetotaller, I wouldn't know, but Jesus Twesus, am I using up my addiction allowance on it.
Six years ago I was dragged onto it by my first publisher, with my book cover’s sassy salsa dancer as a profile but a Twitter name that sounds like furniture polish. I dithered - until I realised that Twitter could feed me flamenco and ballet news, lighthouses, Sorolla paintings and so on. Then something else happened: I started to meet some wonderful tweeps - in fact, friendship with a Twitter amigo inspired my new novel.
Great, but far too often these days I'm off down that bloody Twitter hole having Adtwentures in Twonderland when I should be elsewhere. Am I addicted? Are you? Let's take a test.
1.TWIVIALITY
How often do you tweet complete drivel? Anything to get your atwention fix.
Almost Daily Score 2
Sometimes Score 1
Never Score 0
Examples from @CherryRad:
'Sandwich choices on plane: ham and cheese, bacon and cheese #Queasyjet'
'Have decided that people with that iPhone whistling ring tone are complete [anchor emoji] kers'
'Aaaaa-TCHOOO!’
2. INATWENTIVENESS
How often are you on Twitter when loved ones are with you in the room or needing you elsewhere?
Almost Daily Score 4
Sometimes Score 2
Never Score 0
Example from @CherryRad:
I’ve left a teenager waiting to be picked up at a freezing station while I finished a gripping twonversation - but I did then send him an exquisitely emojied tweet to tell him I was on my way.
3. TWIMEWASTING
How often does time on Twitter stop you finishing a chapter, going for a run etc.
Almost Daily Score 4
Sometimes Score 2
Never Score 0
Example from @CherryRad:
Too often there’s an extra hour in bed while I catch up with Twitter. This morning for example, instead of getting on with a blog post - so I changed topic and decided to shame myself on here.
ARE YOU A TWITTERHOLIC?
Score 0-3/10: No. You have admirable control / dodgy internet access
Score 4-6/10: Tweetering on the brink of addiction. Careful.
Score 7-10/10: Twitterholic. Have a tword with yourself.
Where are you? I’m at 6. Phew.
Ah. But I just did a Google search and found a long list of signs of Twitterholicism - including: You still think adding "Tw" to words is clever. #Twuck.
Six years ago I was dragged onto it by my first publisher, with my book cover’s sassy salsa dancer as a profile but a Twitter name that sounds like furniture polish. I dithered - until I realised that Twitter could feed me flamenco and ballet news, lighthouses, Sorolla paintings and so on. Then something else happened: I started to meet some wonderful tweeps - in fact, friendship with a Twitter amigo inspired my new novel.
Great, but far too often these days I'm off down that bloody Twitter hole having Adtwentures in Twonderland when I should be elsewhere. Am I addicted? Are you? Let's take a test.
1.TWIVIALITY
How often do you tweet complete drivel? Anything to get your atwention fix.
Almost Daily Score 2
Sometimes Score 1
Never Score 0
Examples from @CherryRad:
'Sandwich choices on plane: ham and cheese, bacon and cheese #Queasyjet'
'Have decided that people with that iPhone whistling ring tone are complete [anchor emoji] kers'
'Aaaaa-TCHOOO!’
2. INATWENTIVENESS
How often are you on Twitter when loved ones are with you in the room or needing you elsewhere?
Almost Daily Score 4
Sometimes Score 2
Never Score 0
Example from @CherryRad:
I’ve left a teenager waiting to be picked up at a freezing station while I finished a gripping twonversation - but I did then send him an exquisitely emojied tweet to tell him I was on my way.
3. TWIMEWASTING
How often does time on Twitter stop you finishing a chapter, going for a run etc.
Almost Daily Score 4
Sometimes Score 2
Never Score 0
Example from @CherryRad:
Too often there’s an extra hour in bed while I catch up with Twitter. This morning for example, instead of getting on with a blog post - so I changed topic and decided to shame myself on here.
ARE YOU A TWITTERHOLIC?
Score 0-3/10: No. You have admirable control / dodgy internet access
Score 4-6/10: Tweetering on the brink of addiction. Careful.
Score 7-10/10: Twitterholic. Have a tword with yourself.
Where are you? I’m at 6. Phew.
Ah. But I just did a Google search and found a long list of signs of Twitterholicism - including: You still think adding "Tw" to words is clever. #Twuck.
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