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The problem with social media for me is that I stay in touch with my friends there. I mean there are some people I don't know irl but following each other over
by siberpunk 2y ago
The problem with social media for me is that I stay in touch with my friends there. I mean there are some people I don't know irl but following each other over 10 years, and I like to see / share what's new with our lives.
Also, as a remote worker, the only way to communicate and create a professional network for me is also social media.
I believe I can handle a couple of minutes every day to read about my friends and people I respect. The "algorithm" that shows me all those somehow interesting but not useful stuff, which leads me over consuming content, is the real problem. I need tostay away from that, not completely social media but I'm not sure if there is a such way..
Your goals for 2025 seems inspiring! I recently created a reading list for myself and I'm actually really excited for all those new stuff to learn
- purple-leafy 2y agoThats completely fair, and my approach does not work for most people as its quite extreme. I still use WhatsApp to connect with people overseas, so thats replaced Messenger etc for me. It is tough being a remote worker, and I totally get the difficulty with maintaining a professional network. All good reasons there. How I deal with professional networking is, I use email mostly, and I tend to stay in touch with people I genuinely find interesting and connect with. One of my best friends is an older gentleman who I met at a previous job, we always catch up for meals, coffees etc. He's one of my best network references. But other than that, my professional network is small, and I do have to put in extra work to maintain it. Thanks for the thumbs up on the goals! I really only became this way this year (ADHD diagnosis + medication) and I'm really getting in to my learning now. Whats on your reading list currently?