social media

Why I'm leaving "X" - a post about implied support

If you give your time and content to X, the formerly known Twitter, Facebook or similar algorithm driven, attention hijacking social network, you are giving...

Furlough Days

Every morning I get up and make three cups of tea. One normal tea with milk, one weak tea with soya-light milk, one biscuit tea...

Dear Internet

When you're writing for the web, for "your audience", for SEO, you're not being honest. Screw the clickbait, the polish, the listicle. Tell me about...

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now - Book Review and Notes

"You’re probably becoming more of an asshole, but you’re also probably sadder... your ability to know the world, to know truth, has been degraded, while...

My Midsummer Morning - book review and thoughts

There are times when I feel trapped in a life of domesticity. With countless ties pulling me away from the freedom to just disappear, go,...

Digital Minimalism - book review & notes

I recently read Cal Newport's latest book Digital Minimalism - On Living Better with Less Technology after being one of the volunteers who agreed to...

Ethical alternatives to popular sites

I'm loving what Switching Social is trying to do. You can stop using Facebook, Instagram, Google, you really can!

What went wrong with the internet

I mean, it’s sort of like a cult of personality. It’s like in North Korea or some regime where the religion is your purpose to...

What I learned taking a Digital Declutter

As you might know, in January I decided to pull the plug on all non-essential internet and web hee-haws. I’d had an email from Cal...

How to quit LinkedIn but still be uber-employable

An old school friend whom I'd not spoken to for years suddenly connected with me. We'd spent a long time together as teens. Life had...

What Derek Sivers taught me about Facebook

I've just got into an argument with somebody, I'm confused by all of the options and I'm not sure if you'll still want to be...

Mindfulness and the One Penny Phone

Now that the clocks have gone forward and the days are getting longer I'm starting to plan some holiday and adventures for the spring and...

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