Since I stepped back a bit from social media I’ve been very conscious of the fact that I’m creating content but not engaging in the feedback I’m getting. I get this via Twitter, Micro.Blog and comments on my posts. I’m lucky to get views and comments so I’m thinking about how I use social media.Continue reading “Responding to feedback and use of social media as a creative”
Tag Archives: Social Media
Send a Tweet or write a blog post?
I’ve been thinking a lot about my output and realising that I hardly Tweet at all these days, I prefer to create content on a platform I have some control over and ownership of. It got me thinking about how I post socially and what (for me) constitutes a tweet vs a blog post. MyContinue reading “Send a Tweet or write a blog post?”
What happened when I stopped using Twitter
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”
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”