I find substack sucks the minutes right off the clock. I get feeds all day and now find myself deleting most of them. I no longer feel obligated to the endless words thrown at me from other people's writing who don't believe in editing their opinions or ramblings. Sorry substackers but less well edited pieces is MORE to the reader. Social media has become a garbage dump. Maybe if we all spent more IRL time life would come to life!
I recently discovered I'm subscribed to 80 Substacks!! (some paid, most free). Now, to be sure some of those Substacks are quite inactive, but yes, I get a bunch of them. I definitely have them all filter to a folder, and there are probably about 10-20% of them that I make the point to actually skim if not read within a day or two of receiving, but many I save for times when I'm stuck with time to kill...like during my recent travel.
Thew thing I really should make a pledge to do, especially as a Substacker myself who knows how meaningful it is, is to make more of a point to like, share, comment on, and recommend those newsletters that have risen to the top. I end up treating all of them the same, even though there are some that I definitely feel much more strongly about.
I'm very intentional about my time online. I can scroll like nobody's business! I try to replace that time with little projects around my house, audiobooks, board games, or regular books. Basically, anything that won't drain me and leave me feeling burned out like the internet does.
My commitment at the beginning of 2021 to recover my reading chops has really made a dent in my endless scrolling. (It's also made a dent in my podcast listening, but that's the trade-off I guess.)
I find substack sucks the minutes right off the clock. I get feeds all day and now find myself deleting most of them. I no longer feel obligated to the endless words thrown at me from other people's writing who don't believe in editing their opinions or ramblings. Sorry substackers but less well edited pieces is MORE to the reader. Social media has become a garbage dump. Maybe if we all spent more IRL time life would come to life!
LOL, Gail fair enough. Mental note: Back away from overwriting ;)
I recently discovered I'm subscribed to 80 Substacks!! (some paid, most free). Now, to be sure some of those Substacks are quite inactive, but yes, I get a bunch of them. I definitely have them all filter to a folder, and there are probably about 10-20% of them that I make the point to actually skim if not read within a day or two of receiving, but many I save for times when I'm stuck with time to kill...like during my recent travel.
Thew thing I really should make a pledge to do, especially as a Substacker myself who knows how meaningful it is, is to make more of a point to like, share, comment on, and recommend those newsletters that have risen to the top. I end up treating all of them the same, even though there are some that I definitely feel much more strongly about.
I'm very intentional about my time online. I can scroll like nobody's business! I try to replace that time with little projects around my house, audiobooks, board games, or regular books. Basically, anything that won't drain me and leave me feeling burned out like the internet does.
Right? It is draining. I have a friend who scrolls Facebook before bed. I can't imagine it being very relaxing, or helpful for falling asleep.
My commitment at the beginning of 2021 to recover my reading chops has really made a dent in my endless scrolling. (It's also made a dent in my podcast listening, but that's the trade-off I guess.)