In this week's Tech Learning post, I make a few arguments that you've likely heard me make before - not because the issues have changed - but rather because there are simply so many distractions in modern life that we need reminding far more often than we'd ever like to admit.

Here's a summary, in case you might be too busy for the entire post itself.

Now I'm not saying that Twitter is any worse than Facebook.

In fact, what I *am* saying is that ALL of these social media tools can be an incredible time suck, and if we don't keep them in check, there's a good chance we'll miss out on many things in life that are simply better than whatever we might get from Twitter (and Facebook, and even bacon).