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How to Deal with Annoying Group Chats
Is it time to quit?
I belong to a dozen or so groups — WhatsApp, Telegram, FB Messenger, etc. Every day I receive more than 1.000 messages combined. Some of these groups are made of a handful of people while others have thousands of members. It’s gone out of hand.
Lately, I’ve been pondering whether to quit some or even all of them, the main reasons being; lack of time and constant distraction. On the other hand, I suffer from FOMO — what if I miss out on something important? — and that’s what keeps me hooked.
At the moment, I have taken a middle way approach — to completely ignore the busy groups while paying some limited attention to the small ones. Sometimes I even participate, but not a lot.
I’ve reached a point in which I think I’ve had enough.
Here’s why:
Time
Currently, I’ve limited my time in this media to 30 mins a day. It’s not a lot but still, it’s time that could be put to better use. I’m sure that some members expend all day engaging in endless arguments judging by the frequency they post.
Even half an hour a day is still 14 hours a month. I intend to reduce this even further.
