https://alandove.com/categories/tips/ Recent content in Tips on Alan Dove, Ph.D. Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Alan Dove Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:56:30 -0500 https://alandove.com/posts/2022/2022-11-17-fast-internet/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:56:30 -0500 https://alandove.com/posts/2022/2022-11-17-fast-internet/ One of the things I learned from living through the pandemic was just how toxic my relationship with the internet had become. Scrolling had turned into doomscrolling, and the more time I spent on certain internet activities, the worse I felt. That led me to start cutting back. Initially I missed the addictive feeds of social media, of course - they are, after all, precision-designed to hold one’s attention. But as I noticed how much better I felt when I was off them, I cut back further.