Basically I've had enough of the algorithm(s) slowly monopolising my time, brain and social life.

  • This week I resonated with recent episodes of Huberman Lab (37 and 39) and Trueanon (191).
  • I've recently had my second jab and exited lockdown but life has only marginally improved, largely owing to an attention span befitting a gnat.
  • I am not yet free of the 4+ hours of my day spent on anxiety inducing socials.

Time to excise this particular bundle of :brainworms:

Intending to just use SMS (via Signal) and email henceforth. Any other modalities of being you've enjoyed? I'll still visit this site, but perhaps less.

I'm also toying with the idea of writing physical letters to friends as a form of social journaling.

  • Dbumba [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I quit front-facing social media years ago and no part of me misses it at all (fb, insta, snap, twitter). Still use this and reddit tho, and while anonymous social media still has issues too, it's way less toxic for your mental health imo.

    Journaling and expressing gratitude are two very helpful ideas. If you keep up with it, at least once a day, I think it makes a sizable impact on one's quality of life.

    Also
    :rat-salute:

    to those posters who cull social media screenshots for those of us that have opted out of places like the bird site and the soon-to-be treatopia metaverse