How to Practice Curated Consumption
title: How to Practice Curated Consumption
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We are fed an algorithmically determined line-up of content to maximize our engagement with a platform that is designed to maximize revenue at the expense of your attention.
However, you can take advantage of the bounty of information we have access to without completely drowning in it.
The trick is to practice what’s called “Curated Consumption.”
What is Curated Consumption?
Curated Consumption simply means that you are more directly in control of the content you’re consuming every day.
Step 1: Be Conscious of Bad Media
In this case negative means anything that wastes time (mindless scrolling through TikTok, YouTube, browsing Reddit threads, etc).
Step 2: Cut Out Toxic Profiles or Content
On YouTube, you can selectively tell the algorithm to stop showing you a certain type of content by selecting the icon that appears when you hover over a video (it looks like three vertical dots - and you can say that you’re both not interested and not to recommend a specific YouTube channel).
Step 3: Get More of What You Enjoy
Focus on the stuff that helps you learn and grow.
Step 4: Focus on Quality, Not Quantity
Make some effort to replace some of the time you’d spend on less productive media with longer-form content - like audiobooks and podcasts.
This does two important things.
- It makes you aware of just how much time you spend following the algorithm to nowhere in your browsing habits.
- You’ll find yourself spending less time overall consuming information because longer-form content requires more involved listening and processing.
Look for high-quality sources of information about things you’re involved with from writers that you enjoy reading or publications that are known to produce quality material in whatever field you’re interested in.
Step 5: Use an RSS Feed
An RSS is an old-fashioned tool that allows you to subscribe to social media pages, websites, blogs, and even Instagram and Twitter pages.
Final Thoughts on Curated Consumption
Setting up strategies to curate the information we’re exposed to might seem like a strange concept to some, but in today’s era of information overload and attention-hijacking scams, it’s becoming mandatory for peace of mind.