Saw the news; deleted the other app. Also spent today swimming in real substance.
Coincidence? Today, I:
- Updated my #Reading List on Notion
[Adding ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and FINISHED for The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid]
- Joined #Bookwyrm so I can track my reading via #fediverse
- Picked a target for a long #Zettlekasten session tomorrow.
Choosing to focus rather than fixate.
This one is for all the new people on #Mastodon: did you know that the #fediverse has more than just a microblogging replacement? And that they can all interoperate with your Mastodon account?
Check them out!
Feeling great. Might pick up a new federated app later. Got recs?
Only days before the great #twittermigration I was explaining to a young family member how I was feeling a real sense of loss. This was the first #ElectionCycle in years where I didn’t follow everything across all things social.
I tried to share what we all thought the web was capable of when it was new. It felt like I was speaking a different language.
The #fediverse is all WIN.
For Twitter folks who are brand new to Mastodon
Few pointers from a veteran of <checks notes> 2 weeks:
1️⃣ BOOST generously: If you see a Toot you like & want others to see it, boost (RT) it. Unlike Twitter, liking it does nothing for visibility
2️⃣ HASHTAGS are important, use liberally. They're the only way to make content discoverable by search
3️⃣ Use alt-text for images/gifs for accessibility
4️⃣ Err towards content warnings - not just for obv triggering content; helps keep feeds uncluttered
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