New guide in the Communications section. Topic: Self-care and mindfulness to avoid: - stress and distraction from notifications, - the anxiety connected to continuous checking of email and social media accounts, - burnout from online harassment **ToC** Recommendations to avoid: - stress and distraction from notifications, - the anxiety connected to continuous checking of email and social media accounts, - burnout from online harassment 1. Stress and distraction from notifications: - Disable notifications - When checking emails and social media, ask yourself what your goal is - Set times for checking email, social media and group chats - don't install social media apps if possible - when to use apps in mobile devices, when to use desktop apps - practice mindfulness - reject automatic behaviors - remember that likes and feeling appreciated produces dopamine - practice self-care - link to https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/resources-wellbeing-stress-management and https://digitalfirstaid.org/self-care/ 2. Social media anxiety - sharing intimate information boosts attention - do you need it? social media strategies - link to guide on identifying info - link to DFAK troubleshooter on doxxing - your profile should not be a mirror of yourself - create multiple profiles with specific goals and communications strategies - remember that if you're not paying for the product you are the product 3. Burnout from harassment - Netiquette rules - Remember that we are more empathetic when communicating with people who are in the same physical space - How to respond to harassment - link to: https://onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org/respond/ - link to DFAK troubleshooters on online harassment and doxxing