Towards the end of 2024, I removed Instagram from my phone. In the last week of January 2025, I downloaded it again and logged in. Less than a week later I logged out and now I no longer have Instagram on my phone. I've come to realise that Instagram is much more enjoyable when I … Continue reading I don’t want Instagram (on my phone) anymore
Tag: Social Media
What’s the point of Instagram?
Some years ago I created an Instagram account to supplement my lifestyle blog. It was meant to be a place to share photos and tidbits from my blog posts alongside attracting new readers. However, I quickly became focused on hashtags and the number of likes and followers. Overall, I spent more time consuming other peoples … Continue reading What’s the point of Instagram?
A month without Instagram
At the beginning of August 2023, I decided to take a few days off Instagram. A few days turned into a week which then turned into a month and now almost 6 weeks later I still haven't logged back in. It started as break similar to the ones I've taken before when I start to … Continue reading A month without Instagram
A week without Instagram
At the start of the year I logged out of Instagram for what I thought would be a day but I ended up not being on it for a week. Below are my some of my thoughts: Over the past week I was reminded of the power of familiarity. One of the things that keeps … Continue reading A week without Instagram
4 Things that might be better than social media
This year I've found myself losing interest in social media. Sometimes social media feels like standing in a crowded room where everyone is shouting and you're searching for something but don't really know what you're looking for. Our time is precious and so rather than spending 15 minutes scrolling twitter reading tweets that you don't … Continue reading 4 Things that might be better than social media
How many times has this tweet been viewed?
Today I went on Twitter and saw a graph and number on the left hand side of each tweet indicating how many times it had been viewed. My first thought was if there was a way to turn it off. It doesn't benefit me to see how many times a tweet has been viewed. It's … Continue reading How many times has this tweet been viewed?
A wonderful regression
A few days ago I created a Feedly account so that I could start following blogs again. It felt like a wonderful regression back to the days where blogging was the big thing and I would spend my weekday evenings but mainly Sunday mornings reading through new blog posts from all the sites I followed … Continue reading A wonderful regression
5 things to do instead of blogging
For the past year or so I've been thinking about other ways that I can create and share it with people outside of blogging. As someone that has been blogging for over a decade across various sites, I often think about the alternatives. What would would I do if I didn't blog? The internet gives … Continue reading 5 things to do instead of blogging
Easy and fulfilling
Those are 2 words I'd use to describe the things we often end up doing in our free time. We look at what requires the least effort and go with it. Then, once it's over, we don't feel great because we know we'd have been better off doing something else. In an ideal world things … Continue reading Easy and fulfilling
Introspection and extrospection
Over the past few weeks I've been asking myself the question 'what is this blog about?'.I've been thinking about the topics I share most often and how that can be encapsulated into a few words, a clear answer to my question. Over the past few months I've been in a personal development, problem solving, self-help … Continue reading Introspection and extrospection
The Daily Gemm 