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Episode 144: Social Media is Stealing Your Focus

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There is a constant war for our attention. Billboards, ads, social media feeds and more. I have come to realize that the social networks in particular are insidious and downright dangerous for us, because they are literally designed to make us enraged (not engaged), they prey on our weaknesses and insecurities, making us feel like we are alone in our problems. Worse, they try to convince us that systemic, deep problems can be whisked away with "this one simple solution!" There is an opportunity to make a change at the individual level, and it's in you to do! There are ideas not only on what we can do individually, but how we can contribute to changing the way our social networks - and society at large - operate, driving us more towards growth and joy than degradation and anger.

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There is a constant war for our attention. Billboards, ads, social media feeds and more. I have come to realize that the social networks in particular are insidious and downright dangerous for us, because they are literally designed to make us enraged (not engaged), they prey on our weaknesses and insecurities, making us feel like we are alone in our problems. Worse, they try to convince us that systemic, deep problems can be whisked away with "this one simple solution!" There is an opportunity to make a change at the individual level, and it's in you to do! There are ideas not only on what we can do individually, but how we can contribute to changing the way our social networks - and society at large - operate, driving us more towards growth and joy than degradation and anger.

  continue reading

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