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no (social-media) vember

I thought I was being clever, a no social media November detox free of doom scrolling, click-bait. Turns out NoSo already exists, but I’ll try my own spin on it. Over the last few years I’ve seen my screen time increase on addictive social media platforms at the cost of creative contributions to the communities value.

My Rules

  1. No doom scrolling.
  2. No commercial social platforms.
  3. No sharing of social media content.

Exceptions

  1. Group chats and DM’s are okay if its the only way you communicate with friends and family.
  2. Curated embedded content in websites and blogs are okay.
  3. Federated platforms that respect your privacy and time are okay in moderation.

The Goal

Spend less time on commercial social media platforms and contributing to noise. Instead, use this your time to create and enjoy high quality, intentional content and art. Prioritize meaningful interactions in online communities you care about.

Tip: Writing in a Reporter’s Notebook

A trick to review your notes quickly. Lay the notebook to the first clean spread. Grip the rings and fold the notebook over with the rings at bottom. The top page will appear upside down. Next, grip the rings again and flip the rings away from you, to reveal the bottom page upright.

A trick for rapid top to bottom note taking and review using a reporter’s notebook or steno pad.

  1. Lay the notebook to the first clean spread.
  2. Grip the rings and fold over. The top page will be upside down. Write.
  3. Next, grip the rings again and flip the rings away from you revealing the bottom page upright.
  4. Open the spread and review your completed notes top page to to bottom.
A Field Notes brand reporter's notebook
A Field Notes brand Front Page reporter’s notebook
A Reporter's notebook open rings at bottom of page.
For the top page, rings facing bottom towards the writer. The page should appear upside down. Flip the book over, rings away from the writer for the second page of the spread.
A reporter's notebook open to a spread, text can be reviewed upright top to bottom.
The finished spread can be reviewed top to bottom.

Watch how to flip the notebook on YouTube.