Reader With An Endless TBR

A blog about books and life

March 7, 2026

It’s working! Reclaiming my attention span from Big Tech

I wrote a blog post back in January about my plan for reclaiming my attention span. Well I thought that it was time for an update post! Hint: it’s going pretty well! I think it’s working. The problem: Too much short form content Threads. Instagram. TikTok. Switching between five different apps. Scrolling through feed after… Continue reading

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February 24, 2026

I uploaded a new YouTube short about the library!

Yesterday I filmed, edited, and uploaded a new YouTube short! It had been quite a while since my previous one (which was uploaded on Jan 5th, 2026). In fact, I see via my YouTube analytics that I’ve only uploaded two Shorts in 2026 lol. The reason I don’t upload many videos is because it feels… Continue reading

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February 17, 2026

The reason I finally deleted my TikTok account

I’ve written quite a bit about my feelings on social media here on this blog, including my previous blog post called My plan for reclaiming my attention span and focus. Other posts include I honestly kinda hate Threads and Reclaiming my life from social media. So after writing about how much I don’t like social… Continue reading

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January 19, 2026

My plan for reclaiming my attention span and focus

It’s 2026. I’m 35 years old. I’ve used social media since the early 2000s..I want to say around 2008?? Well however long it’s been, it’s felt like too long. And during this span of time one thing has suffered: my attention span. After I spent a couple of days glued to my phone scrolling Threads,… Continue reading

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January 15, 2026

I’m back! My first post of 2026

Yayyyy I’m back! Despite my most recent blog post that I named “Reclaiming my life from social media” I have not completely reclaimed my life from social media. The main culprit is Threads. I can’t seem to stop using that platform. It doesn’t help that I seem to get a lot of response on there… Continue reading

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December 4, 2025

Reclaiming my life from social media

I didn’t go on Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram or Lemon8 at alllllll yesterday, and I feel so much better. I feel so much more peaceful and calm. The only social media app I used yesterday was YouTube, and I’m not completely certain if YouTube is considered a social media platform because it feels… Continue reading

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November 29, 2025

Better off without social media

What technology would you be better off without, why? Definitely social media. Which I might be deleting in 2026. I’m planning on switching my time and energy over to blogging, Pinterest, and Flipboard. Social media has turned into who can be the angriest and who can scream the loudest. If you can get people to… Continue reading

Daily Prompts

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November 27, 2025

20 things I’m grateful for

Since today is Thanksgiving, I thought it would be interesting to post a list of some things I’m grateful for. It’s always nice to think of the positive things in life. This list is mostly focused on this blog, books, but also some general things as well. So here it is, not ordered by importance:… Continue reading

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November 26, 2025

I honestly kinda hate Threads

The platform itself, not the people on it who post interesting stuff. The algorithm clearly prioritizes the most rage-inducing and shocking posts and pushes those. Because of this my For You feed is full of people yelling and sharing things that may or may not be true because nobody shares a source on anything anymore.… Continue reading

social media

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November 23, 2025

Currently listening to: instrumental playlist

Nothing like chilling on a Sunday night and listening to an instrumental playlist on YouTube. Which is exactly what I’m doing. While checking my Jetpack stats and brainstorming about what future blog posts to write of course. And there’s the playlist for you! Ophelia Wilde is one of my favorite YouTube channels to listen to… Continue reading

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