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Social Media Audit & Curate

digital_wellness · easy · 30 minutes for the audit, then better daily experience

What is Social Media Audit & Curate?

Your feed is your mental diet. Audit who you follow: unfollow everyone who makes you feel worse about yourself, and deliberately follow accounts that educate, inspire, or genuinely make you laugh. A curated feed is a tool. An uncurated feed is a weapon against you.

Is there evidence for it?

EVIDENCEmoderate

How do you do Social Media Audit & Curate?

  1. 1.Spend 30 minutes going through every account you follow on your main platform. For each, ask: 'Does this account make me feel inspired, educated, or genuinely happy? Or does it make me feel anxious, inadequate, or angry?'
  2. 2.Unfollow/mute anyone in the second category. No exceptions. Yes, even friends who only post toxic content — mute, don't unfollow if needed socially
  3. 3.Deliberately follow 10-20 accounts in areas you want to grow: health, skills, humor, philosophy, creativity. Make your feed a curriculum, not a casino
  4. 4.Turn off all notifications except direct messages from real friends. Every notification is an interruption designed to bring you back to the app
  5. 5.Repeat this audit every 3 months. Your feed drifts back toward engagement-bait over time as algorithms learn what triggers your attention

How long does it take?

30 minutes for the audit, then better daily experience.

Is it hard to start?

easy.

Source: Cal Newport (Digital Minimalism), Johann Hari (Stolen Focus), Center for Humane Technology
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