Are You Addicted to Social Media?

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Screens in general and social media in particular have become an intrinsic part of our lives. In this episode, we discuss how much energy it actually takes away from us and how addicted we may be to the Internet. Tune in now and discover how you can become more self-aware of your social media use and how you can work on yourself to become a better human being.

As Mimi explains it, social media is a never-ending attention grabbing machine. In this episode, we emphasize how you can become more self-aware of your social media use and share some tips on creating a discipline for yourself that will allow you to have better morals, habits and values. 

This is what we’ve talked about in this episode:

  • The era of information 

  • The concept of social media as a tool

  • The power of self-awareness

  • How to monitor screen time consumption

  • How to cultivate presence in the moment

  • How your body reacts to scrolling & social media usage

  • How not to stress out yourself

  • Why it’s important to always connect to your why

  • Following directions vs. Questioning everything and building your own path

  • Tips on observing your own reality

  • How consumerism and social networks work

  • How to notice the good things

  • How you can create a discipline for yourself 

  • Social media and screen detoxing

  • Doing the work on yourself

  • Consumer vs. Creator

Resources we’ve mentioned in this episode:

The Social Dilemma documentary 

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

EverythingLuxy Youtube channel 

Are you constantly looking at your phone? Waiting for your next alert got you on your tiptoes? Alex and Mimi chat about becoming more self-aware of your social media use. Full show notes: https://www.ikonns.com/podcast/95

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Produced by Jason Sanderson - Podcast Tech

Show notes by Veronica Joce