Or how I reassessed my social feeds, rediscovered the interior inspiration, ditched the talking cat videos, took control and found the Save button again. And also, my mojo.
Love this post. So very true. We get so consumed with trying to manipulate the algorithm so our output is seen that we forget that we can also manipulate it so it serves us what we want to see.
Yes, 100%. By adjusting what I'm seeing, I've created a Home feed that is a joy to look at, rather than feeling like I have to search to find the goodness and therefore not bothering, most of the time! Thanks so much for reading x
This really resonated and I immediately went to Instagram and unfollowed 600 people - it took about 45 mins, only to find myself being limited and them popping back as fast as I unfollowed. I'm currently showing as many as I did before I started. Then I discovered I could no longer like posts. So I have complained and we'll see. This obviously didn't happen to you Lisa! x
What! Oh no that sounds like a blip! No it didn’t happen to me and I did hundreds in one go. How annoying! It sounds like they put a temp ban on for excess activity (this has never happened to me but I have heard people unable to comment for 12 hours or similar) so hopefully all back to normal now. Thanks so much for reading and am glad you enjoyed! Xxx
Yes this! I'm not an influencer or anything but I realised I was following 1000 profiles but only seeing the same small number of profiles...I've been slowly working through my own cull. Whilst it is liberating I'm also quite surprised at how difficult I have found it to click the unfollow button on some profiles because I want see what they are up to, but I must ask myself, how is this making me feel?? Thanks for the post Lisa!
This is SO TRUE. It's easy to get caught up in other peoples lives isn't it. My school friends example is a good one for this, when I decided to cut the ties I honestly felt so much better as what I couldn't see couldn't affect me! Thanks so much for reading, have a lovely Saturday evening x
It really is. And then, worse, I would find myself becoming IRRITATED by my feed instead of inspired by it which is the polar opposite to what I felt when I first started posting pictures and engaging with people. Thanks so much for reading xx
I’m so glad it’s helpful. It really has made me look at my feed for inspiration again and also reduced my irritation levels! Thanks so much for reading xx
I stopped posting on Instagram 5 months ago, although still use it for inspiration and have always regularly culled my follow list (it’s really quite liberating), I’m down to just over 150 followers currently!
It’s crazy how liberating it feels! Oh 150 is goals 🙌🏻 the best thing about it was rediscovering all the magazines which never popped up in my feed and now are right at the top daily. Have a lovely Saturday and thanks for reading! Xx
Love this post. So very true. We get so consumed with trying to manipulate the algorithm so our output is seen that we forget that we can also manipulate it so it serves us what we want to see.
Yes, 100%. By adjusting what I'm seeing, I've created a Home feed that is a joy to look at, rather than feeling like I have to search to find the goodness and therefore not bothering, most of the time! Thanks so much for reading x
This really resonated and I immediately went to Instagram and unfollowed 600 people - it took about 45 mins, only to find myself being limited and them popping back as fast as I unfollowed. I'm currently showing as many as I did before I started. Then I discovered I could no longer like posts. So I have complained and we'll see. This obviously didn't happen to you Lisa! x
What! Oh no that sounds like a blip! No it didn’t happen to me and I did hundreds in one go. How annoying! It sounds like they put a temp ban on for excess activity (this has never happened to me but I have heard people unable to comment for 12 hours or similar) so hopefully all back to normal now. Thanks so much for reading and am glad you enjoyed! Xxx
Yes this! I'm not an influencer or anything but I realised I was following 1000 profiles but only seeing the same small number of profiles...I've been slowly working through my own cull. Whilst it is liberating I'm also quite surprised at how difficult I have found it to click the unfollow button on some profiles because I want see what they are up to, but I must ask myself, how is this making me feel?? Thanks for the post Lisa!
This is SO TRUE. It's easy to get caught up in other peoples lives isn't it. My school friends example is a good one for this, when I decided to cut the ties I honestly felt so much better as what I couldn't see couldn't affect me! Thanks so much for reading, have a lovely Saturday evening x
Absolutely agree, we’re in control of our own world, it’s so easy to get distracted by ….
It really is. And then, worse, I would find myself becoming IRRITATED by my feed instead of inspired by it which is the polar opposite to what I felt when I first started posting pictures and engaging with people. Thanks so much for reading xx
Love this! Am inspired to do the same xx
It’s really quite liberating! Thanks so much for reading xx
This post really resonates. I’m going to follow your lead - sounds great to feel inspired by social media ❤️
I’m so glad it’s helpful. It really has made me look at my feed for inspiration again and also reduced my irritation levels! Thanks so much for reading xx
Love this Lisa!
Ah thanks for reading Emma! Xxx
Great post as usual - wise words.
Thanks so much for reading have a lovely weekend!
This is so true Lisa! You have inspired me to go on a mini cull of my own!
It felt really very liberating! Thanks so much for reading Wendy, happy weekend x
I stopped posting on Instagram 5 months ago, although still use it for inspiration and have always regularly culled my follow list (it’s really quite liberating), I’m down to just over 150 followers currently!
It’s crazy how liberating it feels! Oh 150 is goals 🙌🏻 the best thing about it was rediscovering all the magazines which never popped up in my feed and now are right at the top daily. Have a lovely Saturday and thanks for reading! Xx
It’s made me wonder if I should look to add a few more to the mix 🤣. Enjoy your weekend too Lisa.