I was never a Twitter power user. Even now, after being on Twitter for over 4 years, I tweet on average 2.2 times a day (as reported by http://www.howoftendoyoutweet.com/). But earlier this year I found my Twitter usage dropping off drastically and I didn’t quite like that. I enjoyed Twitter but even the thought of checking it filled me with dread. I recognized that feeling. It was the same feeling I had when I had an inbox full of stupid email to deal with. The only solution to cull my follow list – anyone I was actively interested in following or actively interacting with would be cut ruthlessly.

After the culling, I’m currently down to following 99 people from around 350. And my Twitter usage is up again. I’m tweeting more often and checking my timeline 4-5 times a day. I stopped following celebrities, news websites, sports people, any account that seemed like it was managed by a “social media team” and account that simply posted a feed of blog entries. Overall, I’m much happier for it and using Twitter is no longer a stressful experience.