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| Written By Don Shetterly |
There is so much that I enjoy about Twitter including many of my followers. I love great discussions by others on my follower list. I love it when others share how they are coming through their own struggles. The ones that strive to make a difference in the world get my utmost respect.
How can you take care of yourself on Twitter?
Follow The Right People
Yes, I know it isn't easy sometimes to know who the right people are too follow. There's a lot of games played on Twitter and even trying to check out a profile and the tweets of someone, sometimes you just get fooled. Be careful and when you see people crossing the line, kick them off. When they really cross the line, that's when I report them. Sorry, but when someone is bullying or abusing others and being disrespectful, they need a time-out!
Mute Words
You may not know it on Twitter, but one of the best features is the "muted words" function. If you go up to you your profile picture, click on the "settings and privacy" menu item, you should see one in there that says "muted words." All you have to do is start adding in the words you don't want to see. It doesn't mean you stop following people. You no longer have to look at those conversations which you don't want to see in your Twitter Feed. It is a way of taking care of ourselves on Twitter especially when things trigger us.
As new words come up, I just add them to my list, and that is the last of that issue I have to worry about on Twitter. I'm not trying to hide my head in the sand. I just don't wish to see tweet after tweet all day long of stuff that gets far too overwhelming.
It's Not Our Circus
One of the best things we can do in taking care of ourselves on Twitter is to realize that not every issue is one we need to engage. If we remind ourselves that it's not our circus, we can give ourselves permission to walk away from the tweet. After all, sometimes you're better to walk away than engage and bring yourself down into the mud pit with everyone else. I've written about rolling around in the mud pit with everyone else. When you do that, no one can tell you apart from the ones you're fighting. A mud pit makes both people look the same.
Put A Stop Watch On Your Twitter Time
One of the things with social media is that it can suck you into this world. Before you realize it, the hours have passed by quickly. There is something about this behavior that is almost unconscious, and it can consume your time. Put a stopwatch on your Twitter time. It helps us take care of ourselves on Twitter. The world will exist if we are on Twitter or not. The world will continue regardless of what we tweet or not. We've traded in taking care of ourselves in life with spending far too much time on Twitter and social media.
Don't Be Part Of The Problem
I see a lot of tweets that come through where they make me scratch my head in disbelief. Even people who claim to have love or are enlightened or have the answers. Sometimes those people can be some of the worst offenders. We often tend to respond on Twitter without thoroughly thinking. Sometimes the words we say can inflict great harm on others unintentionally. Of course, you can't always know that, and you can't always prevent this. Everyone has their own triggers. Just make sure you think before you type. Respond with compassion and respect and love. Before you respond, think about how you would react if someone said the same words to you. Make sure you're not a part of the problem you despise because very often, we are.
Here's to taking care of ourselves on Twitter!
Taking care of ourselves on Twitter is essential. I'm sure there are things I'm missing here and please leave a comment below on what ways work for you. Let's help everyone by sharing what we do. After all, we're in this social media world together.
Blog Post And Images (c) 3/04/18 by Don Shetterly
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