How I KonMari-ed Facebook
The KonMari Method is a tidying and purging process created by Marie Kondo. She has a best-selling book titled “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”, a YouTube channel, and a series on Netflix called “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”. I enjoyed all of them several times. Her tidying method focuses on the home. Years after learning how to fold shirts and socks, My drawers are still that organized! It’s awesome. If you want an emotional purging technique (for stuff, not emotions), I highly recommend this book.
I used her techniques in my home and transformed them to work on social media, starting with Facebook.
Facebook is so full and busy and cluttered. It used to be happy and fun and business approved! Then Facebook changed. Everyone spouting their political beliefs and being ugly. So I decided to KonMari Facebook!
Friends List
Not everyone on Facebook needs to be your friend. That includes family. If you are not on team cousin Sandy because she hates puppies and thinks anyone living under 4,000 square feet is beneath her, while you have 3 dogs and dream of owning a tiny house, then you don’t have to be friends. Clear out your
Groups
I deleted groups I created and removed myself from other groups. If you aren’t using them or they no longer serve you, let them go,
To delete a group you must be the creator and the admin. All members need to be removed. The very last two steps are: remove yourself as admin and then leave the group. NOTE: remove yourself last or you can’t delete the group. Facebook automatically deletes groups with 0 members.
Newsfeed
There are tons of studies out there that say avoiding news is good for you. If we are truly honest, we all know horrible things happen all the time. Politicians do dumb things. Animal cruelty is a real thing. We know lots of unpleasant stats and they don’t bring us joy. Being bombarded by bad news brings us down. Take the time to make your newsfeed a happy place. Click “I do not want to see this”. Facebook will get the message and adjust its algorithm for you. YAY for puppies and Fae magic wielders!
Miscellaneous
Other items that can also be purged are as follows:
- Games – have you quit playing some games? Why not delete them and remove their access to your account. *Privacy*
- Apps and Websites – are you no longer using apps or websites? Why not delete them and remove their access to your account. *Privacy*
- Business Integrations – are you no longer using some of the business integration apps? Why not delete them and remove their access to your account. *Privacy*
- Pages – which pages no longer suite you or have gone out of business
**Since originally creating this post, I have deleted LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, and a few other social media accounts and I don’t miss them!
