Friday, September 24, 2010

Step by Step Guide on How to Quit Games on Facebook

So you don't have enough time in the day because you have to feed you crops, harvest your food, complete your missions, serve you cafe, search for treasure and beat your friend's weekly score? It is time to quit those games!

It starts simple enough, just one game someone introduces you to. You play just for fun and enjoy the distraction. 3 weeks later, you are playing every spare minute you have and probably 3 others that you didn't even know existed a month ago. You free time is gone and you find yourself scheduling your meetings around when you next have to harvest crops. You have a choice, either go work on a real farm or a mine and collect real gems or food or quit!

Now that is confirmed here are the step you need to take.

1) TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
Telling everyone other game player out there does a few things, one, it gets it out in the open, from an idea to an event. Two, it keeps your friends for dragging you back in by saying, "I just gave you a great gift and you need to check it out!"

No going back now


2) REMOVE YOUR REMINDERS.
Remove the apps from iPhone, take down the toolbars, pretty much get rid of everything that will beckon do you later to play again.

What will I do while I am on the jon now?

3) SPEND THE FAKE CASH.
You've saved up money in most of the games for a rainy day that never comes. If this sounds like you, spend it. Doesn't matter what. Even buy something for a friend that is still playing. Just spend it all since you won't be coming back. If you have have amassed a huge inventory of items, gift them away, all of them.

Best 25 horseshoes I've ever spent

4) FINISH THE CURRENT TASKS
Most tasks are easy, only take a day or two. For those, or the ones you are almost done, you might as well finish them. This way you will feel more complete when you walk away.

5) BLOCK THE APPS
This is the big one. Facebook gives you a scary, powerful tool called the 'Block' button. Use it and don't look back.

What can I rate a game I hate but can't stop playing?


6) DISTRACT YOURSELF
Go out, see a movie, meet with friends, watch the complete LOST series in one sitting, do whatever it takes to not play for a few weeks. After that you should be free of their death grip on your life.

Chopping down a real tree takes a lot more than 12 energy points


7) REJOICE!
Buy yourself something nice. You earned it.

I am starting this right now. Lets see how it goes...

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