Stop Consuming Like an Animal

There is no way we can quit social media now. We are too entrenched in it. Just as we cannot live without smartphones, we cannot live without social media apps. There is no point in debating it anymore. That discussion was relevant a decade ago; now, it’s pointless. There are generations that have grown up on social media and have no clue what it’s like to live without it. We can improve the way we consume content, though. Instead of consuming everything through video, we can train our brains to consume more through text. This works like a miracle. Spend more and more time on text-based social media like Substack and Twitter, and you will notice a dramatic shift in your thinking. The algorithms operate differently. Of course, they still prioritise attention. But text-based content that captures your attention works differently from video content that does the same. On text-based platforms, the content has to do the heavy lifting. It could be a piece of shit, but you can change that…