I’m missing the good old days of Twitter – when it felt wholesome and friendly. It used to be a great way to connect with people across the world. A vibrant community. An exciting replacement for the happy message boards and forums we loved in the early Internet days. Real-time chats with everyone from close friends to total strangers, even the odd celebrity. Then came the introduction of the 'retweet' button in 2009…

I’m kind of embarrassed to admit it, but quitting my personal social media accounts has made me realise why I reached for my phone so often: boredom. Whether I was watching a new Netflix show I wasn’t really into or sitting on a train to Manchester, X and Instagram were the easy options to numb my mind and switch off…

We live in a world of instant gratification. One-click purchases, on-demand entertainment, and same-day deliveries have reshaped our expectations. But in the realm of professional networking, this fast-and-furious approach is not only ineffective but downright rude. Too often, people treat networking like a transactional game…

Earlier this month, I announced on LinkedIn that I’d terminated all my other personal accounts on X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Funny enough, I didn’t anticipate the flood of private messages that would follow—thank you notes for my honesty and even some praise for my “bravery”. It might seem odd that leaving a social network could spark such a response.