I’m just coming back to Twitter after a break of a few weeks and now I’m starting to engage again there are a few observations that I wanted to share with you. First off I need to explain what Twitter is for me. It’s using Tweetbot to see no ads, no trends, no news andContinue reading “What happened when I stopped using Twitter”
Tag Archives: Social Media
Breaking the Twitter habit
Last week I wrote about keeping social media in your browser, it’s something I did that week and realised today it’s something that I’ve stuck to. In fact now I’m days in, checking Twitter when I unlock my phone isn’t even something I’m thinking about. I think I’ve broken my habit of unlocking, checking myContinue reading “Breaking the Twitter habit”
Keeping social media in your browser
Whilst messing around with iOS 15 I realised that my habit of checking Twitter had almost gone away, I’d simply not installed the app. In a bid to try to be a bit more mindful about how I’m consuming news and content that I don’t want to see I decided to only check social mediaContinue reading “Keeping social media in your browser”
I’ve stopped watching YouTube (and why you might want to as well)
Back in 2008 I was really into YouTube, in fact I had a guitar channel with a healthy follower count and connections with guitar companies for review gear. It felt like early blogging and gave me a creative outlet I enjoyed. But something changed about 5 years later, click bait and the rise of theContinue reading “I’ve stopped watching YouTube (and why you might want to as well)”
Being part of smaller communities
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”
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”