Quitting Twitter
My approach to Twitter has been to aggressively unfollow anyone posting content that I don’t want to be consuming. That ranges from constantly dunking on every opportunity to people who simply tweet too many times per day.<p>The best content and discussion comes from small groups of people with similar interests who aren’t using Twitter simply to fill time or to build their personal brand. Removing everyone else doesn’t take as much work as I expected, as long as you’re not hesitant to unfollow (or even block) those who distract from your desired timeline.<p>The mute function is also highly useful. I often add trending topics like GameStop or Bitcoin or Tesla to my mute list simply because I don’t need to hear everyone’s take or dunk on a popular topic.<p>Finally, taking breaks is important. If you can’t resist checking Twitter 5, 10, or 50 times per day then maybe it’s better being removed from your routine altogether. With a curated follow list, I don’t feel like I miss much by checking every other day or not looking on weekends.