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Amy Stanborough's avatar

Love this Robin. I’ve recently been trying to ask myself ‘did I find this useful or inspiring’ when scrolling through TikTok and Instagram and if the answer is no then I unfollow! It truly has helped me create a healthier digital environment.

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Robin Collins's avatar

Lets gooo! Being intentional about what we consume online makes such a HUGE difference in our overall wellness. Creating a feed that's inspiring and uplifting is such a game changer👏🏻

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Zar's avatar

i love this post! i look forward to your newsletter!!. also the thing about saving long form content is so true. i always save my fav substack posts and read them throughout the post. ive seen a lot of posts about not knowing what to do without your phone. ill probably write a post about it and credit you for giving me the idea!

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Robin Collins's avatar

Thank you, I love that!! Definitely let me know if you publish that, would LOVE to read it

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Brooke Barker-Pottle's avatar

I've really tried to embrace the "just create for creation sake" mentality this year and only 2ish months in, it's amazing how GOOD it feels!!

I also like to only follow people that inspire me on platforms. I don't treat social media like a way to keep up with what people from my past are doing. I follow the people that inspire me or that I get excited when viewing their content!

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Robin Collins's avatar

Yeesss, I love this! I used to just follow anybody and everybody, but being so much more intentional actually feels so amazing!

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Brooke Barker-Pottle's avatar

It makes engaging with creators on platforms much more enjoyable and much less surface level, in my opinion💫

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Julyssa P's avatar

I'm realizing my screen time is absolutely horrible, so I'm doing my best to read everyday and journal.

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Robin Collins's avatar

It’s never too late to start change and honestly, that’s such a powerful realization! Even just a little shift each day makes such a difference. Maybe start with journaling a small paragraph a day or reading just 1 page or chapter. You got this Julyssa!🩷

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Meg's avatar

This is lovely. I find that nearly all my creativity needs to come from a place of boredom, or low stimulation, whether it's composing music while camping, or staring into space for 10 minutes with Freedom blocking the internet before I can get myself to start writing. So just making those low stimulation states available, curating the environment with that in mind like you said, is a big step in the right direction for me..

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Jamie's avatar

Love this! I'm working on taking ownership over my attention again and this is very helpful and inspiring 🥰🥰

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Michelle George's avatar

I love this idea of curating my media, it’s so simple and so profound. Less chaos

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Grey's avatar

Heavy on the forth point. Put down the phone, you can take a shit without it! Embrace the silence!

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Robin Collins's avatar

THIS.

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The Generalist's avatar

This is why I love Substack! And more recently, I reviewed my IG follow list and unfollowed any and all accounts I don’t actually engage with or don’t make me feel good. Good to know there’s a name for it🙂

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chynna heal🌅's avatar

I really love this and I definitely agree with these tips. I love writing about these kinds of topics as well. It seems as though I have naturally implemented these tips through time. It didn't happen overnight but it did happen because I was aware how my real life was suffering because of it.

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Aegi Caelum's avatar

I love this! What I just tried to do this week was uninstall my phone's Instagram but left it on my tablet. It's only been a few days but so far when I'm idling with my phone I'd reach out for substack instead of yt shorts and when I do get home to my tablet I'd be opening any app but instagram. I did still log in to the app to scroll for a bit but it was literally to pass a few minutes by since I was waiting for something.

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Caitlin Slee's avatar

Amazing take! So well written, definitely needed this message. x

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seba's avatar

thank you for this!

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Franes B.E.'s avatar

Love this. And heavy emphasis on being bored. Being bored can be therapeutic for the mind...

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Tim Traunecker's avatar

My 1st thought: Wow, everyone in my friends group needs to read this! My 2nd thought: 8/10 people wouldn't even take/have the time to read through this. Everything feels "too much" to read/digest these days.

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Kat's avatar

I loved this, I actually just added an app limit because I was feeling so overstimulated. I decided to open an account here and I think it’s so much better, people have me reading so much interesting stuff instead of just doomscrolling.

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Robin Collins's avatar

Yesss I love that! Setting app limits is such a small shift but makes such a big difference. And I totally agree, being on here feels like a breath of fresh air. So happy you’re here and finding things that actually nourish your mind instead of drain it🫶🏻

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Jahnavi Bansal's avatar

Love this, I’ve recently been feeling like all social media does is drain and overwhelm me and I often don’t even remember what I watched. What I do remember is the books and articles I read or the podcasts I listened to. I’ve been avoiding opening any socials first thing in the morning and noticed a massive improvement in my mental energy throughout the day

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Robin Collins's avatar

Yes yes yeesss! I love that you’ve been starting your mornings without it, it truly does set a great tone for the day🩷

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