I replaced social media with this newsletter app
I realized I wasn’t opening social media because I enjoyed it.
I was opening it because I wanted to feel caught up.
News, ideas, random interesting stuff, whatever. But somehow I’d always end up 40 minutes deep in comments, annoyed at people I don’t know, and no more informed than when I started.
So I tried swapping the scroll for newsletters.
I’ve been using Scout: Your Daily Brief, and honestly the biggest difference is that it feels quieter. I still get interesting things to read, but without the rage bait, trending drama, or endless feed trying to keep me there.
It’s not some dramatic “I deleted every app and changed my life” thing.
I still waste time online.
But now when I want to read something, I don’t automatically throw myself into the loudest part of the internet.
That alone has made my phone feel less exhausting.
Has anyone else replaced social media with newsletters/RSS/blogs? Did it actually stick?