Daily Prompt – April 20, 2026

How do you use social media?

I don’t use social media nearly as much as I used to. I also don’t use it nearly as much I should for some of the goals I have. It’s hard to find the balance sometimes.

I used to use Facebook regularly. I still check it but only if I have a notification. Otherwise, I almost never post on there and I am rarely active. I’ve kept my account for 2 very similar reasons. Keep in touch with friends that are far away. Keep up with groups I’m in for hobbies and such. For example there are fountain pen groups that only exist on Facebook that are very useful to me.

I should use Instagram more. It’s a good tool for my coloring work and promoting this site as well as my twitch and YouTube channels. It’s also a platform I don’t fully understand so it’s challenging for me to keep up with. I don’t really know how to make quality content there. I do check it pretty regularly. One to send relatable things to people in my life but also to keep up with pen and ink stuff.

I don’t have twitter, I mean X or Bluesky. I have a tumblr but that just gets the posts from here. I don’t use it for anything else. I’m in multiple discords but my activity is fairly low. It all has great potential to be overwhelming and that is a state I try to avoid. I have a TikTok. I used to post there more, now it’s rarely. I do check it every day. My partner and I have a very long streak we desire to maintain so we make sure we send each other something there every day. But that is the extent of it. I’ve also recently started using Reddit to find tips on Twitch stuff and also provide my own. I’m also looking for ways to promote myself there.

I have my YouTube channel but I’m still figuring that out and of course my twitch channel. Twitch is currently my favorite form of social media. I’m finding good communities that I feel welcome and accepted in without feeling like I have to mask. Of course in many ways that can be easier online but it can also be more challenging.

Social media as a content creator, which is a path I am exploring is a tricky thing. It’s necessary but it’s also overwhelming and finding the balance in order to maintain my mental health is essential. I don’t want to get caught up in drama or events that will drain me but I also need to have a presence in order to be successful.

Wish me luck?