I’ve been off of social media for about two years, and I haven’t looked back. But, I’ve realized that it’s been harder to stay in touch with people.
I think the answer is that personal newsletters will make a comeback. Even digital minimalists like Cal Newport have one! Without viral dynamics or an algorithmic feed, a good email seems to be the calmest way to stay in touch.
I’ve played around with tools like Substack, Revue, and Convertkit for maintaining a personal newsletter - but none of them fulfilled my needs. Blogs are so permanent - newsletters should be light and easy, and not loaded with growth hacker tools.
So, my project is Postcard - a personal newsletter software designed to replace social media: https://postcard.page
It’s still in the early days - but I’ll trade free lifetime access for feedback - just email me.
> But, I’ve realized that it’s been harder to stay in touch with people.
The people I was in contact with before social media are still in contact with me via phone, text, chat, email, etc. Most of my social media "friends" were connections and acquaintances. I was never really in contact with those people so nothing was lost when I deleted my social media accounts.
If they don't make an effort to talk to you then they aren't that interested in a relation/friendship and not worth worrying about.
Being off almost 10 years, life got significantly better and more interesting. Also stop using smart phone, or only use smart phone in airplane mode most of time. That also helped alot!
I think the answer is that personal newsletters will make a comeback. Even digital minimalists like Cal Newport have one! Without viral dynamics or an algorithmic feed, a good email seems to be the calmest way to stay in touch.
I’ve played around with tools like Substack, Revue, and Convertkit for maintaining a personal newsletter - but none of them fulfilled my needs. Blogs are so permanent - newsletters should be light and easy, and not loaded with growth hacker tools.
So, my project is Postcard - a personal newsletter software designed to replace social media: https://postcard.page
It’s still in the early days - but I’ll trade free lifetime access for feedback - just email me.