Being part of a smaller community vs something like Twitter has really hit home over the last few months. Whilst I do get a lot of positive interaction on Twitter I also see news and negativity that the algorithms are created to amplify (I don’t want to see this). I created my own slack (contactContinue reading “Being part of smaller communities”
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Take a breath before you post
Taking a breather before posting something to social media or my blog is something that I’m trying to do more of. I’m trying to be more positive on my outlook and this gives me a chance to ask myself if I really want to post this right now. This is one of the reasons youContinue reading “Take a breath before you post”
Twitter Muscle Memory
Great post by Greg about muscle memory and firing up the Twitter app as a habit, something I have struggled with (and continue to do so). I made the mistake of installing Tweetbot again when setting a device recently and fund myself falling back into the habit of it being one of the first thingsContinue reading “Twitter Muscle Memory”
Out of sight, out of mind
On playing around with my iPhone setup lately I’ve noticed that for those apps you want to use less and don’t want to delete, simply moving them off your main Home Screen or into the App Library might be enough for you to use them less. I’ve found that not seeing them as soon asContinue reading “Out of sight, out of mind”
Creating a smaller community
I’ve been a bit burned out by social media lately so I’ve created a little slack for my blog. Originally I had planned to use it for Patreon but I wanted to share it out to everyone that wants to disconnect from Twitter but not the people they have enjoyed interacting with. This is anContinue reading “Creating a smaller community”
Being more intentional, keeping distractions off your smartphone
One thing I’ve realised in looking at my screen time since I lost my day job was that it’s gone very much in the wrong direction. I’m spending too much time in social media apps like Twitter and Reddit and less time on creating new things. I’ve decided to make my iPhone use a lotContinue reading “Being more intentional, keeping distractions off your smartphone”
Do you miss out on Twitter if you use Tweetbot?
I’ve been switching Twitter apps and figuring out if I actually miss anything about Twitter when I use the Tweetbot app. Well, maybe. I don’t miss the app itself. The official app feels like a spam app to me, I hate it. It feels like it’s constantly throwing me an ad or news I don’tContinue reading “Do you miss out on Twitter if you use Tweetbot?”
Taking breaks from social media and the news
I think especially in these times taking breaks from social media and especially the mainstream news has been beneficial for my mental health. I find when I get dragged back into a link from social that leads me to main news my mood gets worse, so I’m back on a break. Going cold turkey andContinue reading “Taking breaks from social media and the news”
It’s ok to mute or unfollow people on Twitter to help your mental health
In these times there’s a lot of negativity or content you just don’t want to see or be reminded of. This is just a little reminder that’s it’s fine to mute or unfollow people for posting stuff you don’t want to see. I cannot use the official app as it’s mute options are fiddly soContinue reading “It’s ok to mute or unfollow people on Twitter to help your mental health”
The official Twitter app is bad for my mental health
Here we go again… I’ve been using the official app but I’m done with it again, it’s not helping out my mental health right now. I’m sorry to those of you where I’m going to miss your conversation or that DM but I’m going to be taking a break from the official app. I’m gettingContinue reading “The official Twitter app is bad for my mental health”