Personally, I find it's most useful to start by mapping out your *offline* priorities on daily, weekly, and monthly time-scales, and then to decide which online personal/social routines can be *optionally incorporated* into that schedule, and which seem truly necessary. This all comes down to different sets of values, priorities, and circumstances, but the fundamental question is "do I really need/want to spend x amount of time on Platform X today/this week/this month? Or would I rather spend that time doing Activity Y?"
On the topic of time, there really is only so much you can do even in a single day, and taking the time to reflect upon what you have the time/capacity for vs what you are currently doing vs what you would like to be doing is incredibly grounding. I periodically revisit and reconsider my own 'ideal day', but for the most part have settled on a basic framework for what a wholesome/healthy day would look like for me (and my partner).
In other words, we actually shouldn't first ask ourselves "how much time do I want to spend on Social Media today/this week/this month?", but rather "how would I like to spend my time in general, given my circumstances?", and only then focus on the Social Media option.
You may be interested in this conversation from last year where I described my divergence from standard Social Media regimes and how I went on to reconfigure my relationship with the online sphere: https://write.as/community/chat-with-sean
There are countless alternative paths to take beyond those which inevitably lead back to the toxic, exploitative environments of Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, etc. and having wandered these paths for several years now, can say that I feel far healthier & more fulfilled having done so.
Anyway, just my two cents. I appreciate the work that you're all doing and wish you the very best in your mission - these topics are all-too-important and overdue for broader discussion. I missed the New Public Festival, but look forward to watching the recordings later.
Personally, I find it's most useful to start by mapping out your *offline* priorities on daily, weekly, and monthly time-scales, and then to decide which online personal/social routines can be *optionally incorporated* into that schedule, and which seem truly necessary. This all comes down to different sets of values, priorities, and circumstances, but the fundamental question is "do I really need/want to spend x amount of time on Platform X today/this week/this month? Or would I rather spend that time doing Activity Y?"
On the topic of time, there really is only so much you can do even in a single day, and taking the time to reflect upon what you have the time/capacity for vs what you are currently doing vs what you would like to be doing is incredibly grounding. I periodically revisit and reconsider my own 'ideal day', but for the most part have settled on a basic framework for what a wholesome/healthy day would look like for me (and my partner).
In other words, we actually shouldn't first ask ourselves "how much time do I want to spend on Social Media today/this week/this month?", but rather "how would I like to spend my time in general, given my circumstances?", and only then focus on the Social Media option.
You may be interested in this conversation from last year where I described my divergence from standard Social Media regimes and how I went on to reconfigure my relationship with the online sphere: https://write.as/community/chat-with-sean
There are countless alternative paths to take beyond those which inevitably lead back to the toxic, exploitative environments of Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, etc. and having wandered these paths for several years now, can say that I feel far healthier & more fulfilled having done so.
Anyway, just my two cents. I appreciate the work that you're all doing and wish you the very best in your mission - these topics are all-too-important and overdue for broader discussion. I missed the New Public Festival, but look forward to watching the recordings later.