Hello everyone and welcome to Day 5! Almost one week down!
Today we are doing one of my favorite activities, “Following” clear out. Often times, we forget that we are in control of our social media feeds. We can curate what we want to see and what we don’t want to see. So today is very simple. Go through your “following” section and kick off everything and everyone that you don’t want to see anymore. Sometimes it can feel like a breach of loyalty when you unfollow brands or people you like, or used to like. But if what they are posting doesn’t make you feel good, get rid of it. You deserve to feel safe and supported online. Doing this changed the way I consume online media. I actually unfollowed a lot more people than brands and influencers because they were acquaintances that I didn’t know well, and we exchanged handles to “keep in contact” but neither of us really bothered to. (Y’all know what I’m talking about”) Seeing what they were doing did not really add value to my experience, so I unfollowed them. The result was a less cluttered feed that was more relevant to me, as well as less things to look through, and therefore less time spent scrolling. The most important thing I would like to stress is that just because we unfollow people online doesn’t mean we unfollow them in real life. You can be friends with someone, or be nice to them, and not follow them on Instagram or Twitter or Facebook. I refuse to support that exchanging handles is a testament to friendship, but that is a conversation for another time. You might be wondering, “How can I tell who I should unfollow?” Well, looking through your “following” section, you probably already have an inkling of who you want to go. But I recommend asking that following questions (pun not intended):
Happy unfollowing (and muting), The Mindful Digital Native Resources: Reasons to Unfollow: https://www.cheatsheet.com/gear-style/12-good-reasons-unfollow-someone-social-media.html/ How to Mute People on Social Media: https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-mute https://help.instagram.com/290238234687437 https://www.imore.com/how-mute-instagram-posts-and-instagram-stories https://www.wikihow.com/Mute-Someone-on-Facebook
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