OpEd: 'I’m in a place where I can remind myself: the things I’m not included in are not a measure of my worth.'
With my newfound free time , I deeply reflected on my internal and external drivers of happiness. In doing so, I realized that I was grappling with the ways in which social media reinforced a competitive spirit within myself. If I felt this way, ISocial media explicitly reminds us of exclusivity and shows a highlight reel of all the rooms you’rein.
to the perceived status and social media validation of having been invited. I was weighing this recognition more than the joy and fulfillment of work done outside of the limelight. altogether. What I’ve discovered over this past year without social media is that I was focusing on the external validation and ignoring my internal validation. The likes, reposts, tags, and shares — they made me feel good in the moment. They made me feel good enough that I wanted to post again, but they left me empty by the next day. What was even worse, was that I wasn’t just hurting myself, but I was perpetuating this emptiness for everyone whoin the room.
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