by Tamara Kulish from https://tamarakulish.com/

How to change what you see in your social media feed

Are you getting overwhelmed by your social media feeds being very negative?

Some people have been swearing off social media entirely to escape the negativity the algorithms are feeding to them.

What if you don’t want to get off social media because it’s a good way to keep in touch with friends and family? Can anything be done?

Yes, if you’re patient.

Changing one’s inbox feed takes a certain amount of steadfast determination and mindful application.

Firstly, stop clicking on any of the negative stuff. That means don’t click to read, don’t click to add a response or even to like or dislike something, because those responses will guarantee more of the same is fed to you.

Instead, click on stuff you’re interested in. Find people and groups that put out the positive stuff you want to read.

My own feed is now full of pottery tips, art making and wire wrapping videos, recipes, cute jokes, as well as language improvement videos for improving my French and Ukrainian.

It takes time for the algorithms to change, and I’ve found that if I click on some click-bait, then my feed will start to reflect that for a short while until my fresher clicks rebuild the momentum I want.

The mental ease of changing one’s social media feed is really awesome, I feel my mental health and anxiety levels have dropped significantly. I still listen to NPR in the morning to keep up to date on what’s happening in the world, but at least now I don’t feel overwhelmed with all the negativity.

Let me know if you’ve worked on changing your own feed algorithms and how it’s working for you!

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32 thoughts on “How to change what you see in your social media feed”

  2. It is interesting how the whole algorithm thing works but you are right. Stay away from the negative posts because any interaction with them will bring more to you. For example, If you like reading about politics and such, click on some and it will start popping up in your feed.

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    1. So true! I try not to open a post or emoji it if it’s something I don’t like or want to see more of, much less, give it energy to trend online!

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    1. Right? We don’t need to open and comment on everything! If we just scroll past some of the stuff we disagree we won’t be giving it energy online to become a trending item! We have more power than we realize, but we have been trained into thinking that we need to add our 2 cents in everywhere!

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    1. Thanks! You sound like you’ve curated a pretty good feed yourself! Way to go girl! 😉

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  5. I have been unfollowing those negative posts / accounts to have a better experience. Some of those I had to report, so I have learned that your feed looks different depending on your age, gender, etc I try to stay away from Facebook, it’s truly toxic. Instagram is just boring. I love WordPress because it’s not as intrusive as meta yet they track every single word you type to sell you things on Facebook or Instagram. It’s annoying but what are you supposed to do?

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    1. I like how you’re making conscious choices about what you allow into your personal space. In Facebook I’ll click the X to have ads or sponsored posts be removed from my feed. it’s a pain in the neck, but necessary if one wants to keep up with friends. We have more power than we realize!

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        1. Ooh, I love seeing those kinds of things! I’m glad you got to participate in one! I’ve given art therapy sessions and workshops, they’re massively helpful to see visually what’s going on, and to see where the lessons have been learned! bravo for saying yes!

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  6. I agree 100% – we can change our feeds to suit us. Mine now is crowded with suggestions of celebrities to follow — when I really just want to see my friends’ stuff. Still I sometimes get pulled to follow someone they suggest which I’m sure makes it worse. Thanks for the reminder!

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    1. I find I regularly need to click on the X to remove ads and sponsored posts. It’s a pain, but one must do weeding to have a nice garden!

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  7. You are always worth reading, Tamara.

    I wonder if some people conflate online negativity with reality.

    While I realize getting overwhelmed and unable to function serves no one, I also think it is important to keep up with most important facts of our political situation in a timely way.

    Without doing so, we give up our part in being citizens who, if right and good are to prevail, must take some small or large part in trying to change the world for the better. We otherwise cede influence to the malefactors who will carry the day to the detriment of what and who we love.

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    1. Thanks Dr. Stein! I agree with keeping up with what’s going on, but there’s so much click-bait that doesn’t really inform very well. I don’t want to get my news from a lot of the purveyors out there, since it just leads to a clogged feed. I like BBC and CBC newsfeeds, the Canadians and the Brits still respect journalism! The click-bait stuff leads us down rabbit-holes we’re better off not going down!

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  9. I slowly stopped it all. Not even TV anymore, or rarely at least. A quick grab of the daily news on the radio, and I’m wondering about that too. Just in case the chocolate industry is closed down 🤣 If the country changes leaders on Monday and I don’t know about it till Friday…its old news, gone, it no longer matters. But if a martian lands here on Monday and I don’t know till Friday, that may stir my interest. Mind you, for each of us it has a different impact. We all have our bits depending on our journey. Thanks Tamara, I do have a friend who cannot put their mobile phone down, not even for a second ☹️❤️🙏

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    1. I try to choose my news sources selectively, (I ty for BBC and CBC) but will click on the extra-terrestrial headline out of an abundance of curiosity! I’m watching Netflix shows now that are dubbed in Ukrainian with English subtitles because I’m trying to round out the classes I’m taking to learn Ukrainian. I feel better about that choice, and even “Emily in Paris” becomes and educational venture! 😉

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        1. Oh yes, and those posts about massive objects, possibly self-propelled, making their way through our solar system? Always click-worthy, lol! Are they billionaires from other planets who’ve come a-sight-seeing?!

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  10. Thanks Tamara – I will practise not feeding in to the negative algorithms. Only last week I posted that I was taking a break from Facebook due to the negativity but as you say there is a lot of newsy, interesting, local stuff I really miss. So your way helps me get back to it in a reasonable way. I’m so weak willed though! I find it difficult stopping myself from joining in the ‘negative’ discussions! 🤦

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    1. I regularly do weeding in my Inbox feed by clicking on the X on ads and sponsored posts that fall in the category of things I don’t want to see. It’s quite empowering to do that instead of just scrolling past stuff the algorithms are pushing. Falling into the comments sections is definitely a surefire way to ruin one’s good outlook for a morning! You can do this! I believe in you!

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