Talk a little nicer

to yourself...

Isn't that a simple yet powerful thing to do? How often do we actually do it? Or have we done it ever?

With the Indonesian Presidential Election coming (two more sleep, eeeeeks!), the media platforms have been flooded with news about all three candidates and their vices. Sadly, thanks to social media and its bullet-like speed, so much of the news is either hoaxed or heavily edited to benefit a certain party. They all had a fair share of doing this practice!

Then there's the heartbreaking genocide, the constant domestic abuse and crime news, and more... and more. 

I admit, I have been consuming them all more than I should and it has taken its toll on my sanity. There's this weighing amount of anger, anxiety, and agitation in me and I just do not like the person that I am becoming. So I am pressing a pause button on social media for a few days and see how it goes.

Have you ever taken such an approach? A much-deserved break from the world that does not stop talking just so that you can hear yourself better and talk to yourself nicer?

Did it work?

Levels of intimacy in communication

Ha! In what level are you communicating with her/him? 
If/ when I have a crush on somebody, I tend to avoid facebook. Liking his status, writing on his walls? No. I limit myself to communicate directly and refuse being just one of those people in his list who casually asks how he's been doing, what he's up to and what not. Well, this is probably because I am pretty good at hiding my feelings... downward a pathetic coward?
However, I love asking my friends for a quick catch up or greetings with that way- but change to private message if there is something we need to talk about in further. 
Same goes on birthdays/ anniversaries/ condolences. Writing on somebody's wall can be a good gesture. But if I have their number, I would text or even call. (This rule applies to everybody I know ). 
How about you? Are you a timid like me? Or, you instead feel more comfortable with an open for public communication with someone you like, so it will appear as "I am cool" ? :)
I want to know...

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Let me tweet this for you

Jessica Hische created this witty, awesome and funny guide to explain Twitter to non-users and newbies (like parents, or in may case, my - always want to stay updated- uncles ). The manual/ guide explains how tweets work between people you know, people who follow you, and people you don't know at all. It also includes something I've always struggled to briefly and accurately explain (because I just learned about it a few months after I am officially on @tressabelism ) the many uses of hashtags. Aahh... I see :)