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In this Topic Tuesday we will have SANE's very own Digital Content Producer as our guest, talking about how we can work with our online world in the best way to support our health.
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In response to: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
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@Former-Member I feel this too. I've just recently started muting and turning off notifications -- even just for a few hours or a day sometimes -- and it's really helpful for that overwhelming feeling.
In response to: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
@Former-Member I avoid the flood of material on social media by limiting myself to FB and Forum Land. I turned off all the email notifications for Forum Land such that I have to actually come onto the site to read anything. Since coming to Forum Land, I can go ages without going onto FB. I think in general I don't have huge issues with social media overall because, well, quite frankly, I'm just not that social. 
In response to: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
HeavenboundSenior Contributor
Hi to everyone who is here tonight, I guess I'm feeling the same as you all. I want to be safe in cyber world but also find I may say too much, as I tend to trust people and I'm a very open person. I'm learning to be careful as I go so not to be dragged down and trigger me out of control.
In response to: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
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@Former-Member Control is such a powerful force when you're dealing with the constant stream of online stuff. Sounds like you've got it well under control!
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
Unknown userMember
Good call, @Phoenix_Rising -- there's no more powerful way to mute a social network than to not be on it!
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
Unknown userMember
Hi, @Heavenbound, thanks for coming! Yeah, it's a hard call to limit what you share. I used to share a lot more personal stuff online, but social media has got bigger and not everyone plays nice (outside Forum Land, of course), so I've decided to treat it a little more cautiously, which still engaging.
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
HeavenboundSenior Contributor
I totally agree @Phoenix_Rising, well said. 
In response to: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
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@Lonely_Together They're really great, and an extra bonus is, you don't have to follow an account to have it in a list, so they don't clutter up your main feed. I do this with a lot of news accounts.
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
@Former-Member wrote:not everyone plays nice (outside Forum Land, of course).
@Former-Member I definitely feel much safer in Forum Land than on FB and I can see that that's why my FB usage has dropped so much. Outside of Forum Land, social media is such a totally unregulated space. I know it sometimes feels icky when posts get removed in Forum Land, but I do super like the sense that this is a safe space.
In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday//Designing your online world//Tues. 16 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT
Lonely_TogetherContributor
Just reading posts about notifications (which I have turned off for Facebook - or at least most of them, I might get the occasional one if someone tags me) but I just checked my e-mail and I have 40+ notifications from tonight's discussion! Guess I'll be working out how to turn off these forum notifications very, very soon.... 😉
Completely agree with the idea of having to choose when to log in, not being bombarded by 24/7 messages!
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