How does Twitter affect your life?

Up until recently I wasn’t a big fan of Twitter. Who am I kidding - I used to make jokes of people using it. For bad or worse I am now hooked on it. A day does not go by without me having a sneak peak at my inbox to check what people have to say. How does it all affect me?

I used to watch a lot of TV shows and I mean a lot. The list is endless: CSI, Criminal Minds, Bones, Psych and shows you’ve never heard of. I have thrown away those mindless action series and have started watching Qi, How It’s Made, History Channel […] instead. This /what it might seem a small/ change had a bigger impact on me than I expected. I started looking for new and interesting stories; well-known facts and others not so wide-spread, but nevertheless, fascinating. Once I adopted Twitter it became another medium I use to gather bits and pieces of information. I also find myself looking up odd questions like ‘What was the duration of a work week back in 1850?’ or ‘How many Americans suffer from insomnia?’ Having the answer to a question, I rush to share it with others. What it will result in I can never tell. It might spark a discussion, it might throw someone off balance, it might even put a smile on one’s face. I hope in many cases it is the latter.

How does Twitter affect you? Did it change anything in your day-to-day life?

Thank you for reading.

A sense of curiosity is nature's original school of education.