When I dumped social media in 2022, I made a public announcement here on my blog and contact page, and did a post at SleuthSayers, the mystery blog I write for, about the books and other resources that pushed me to make that important change.

Ever since then, I’ve been meaning to report how that decision has impacted my life and work.

Since I’m focusing my first few articles of the year on productivity, I thought it was a good time to let the world know how it’s going. The freaking upshot is…