<story><title>Taking a break from social media makes you happier and less anxious</title><url>https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/05/16/taking-a-break-from-social-media-makes-you-happier-and-less-anxious/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>colpabar</author><text>&amp;gt; It comes down to you, are you using that as fuel to motivate you or are you seething inside and burning with envy?&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; I honestly believe that envy is the thief of joy and if you allow it to consume you it will destroy you.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s nice that &lt;i&gt;you&lt;/i&gt; are able to do this, but most don&amp;#x27;t use social media this way. They see successful, beautiful people doing interesting things and they feel sad that they can&amp;#x27;t do the same. Can&amp;#x27;t you empathize?</text></item><item><author>sharadov</author><text>No, it does not bother me. 
I am one of those people who feels happy when something good is happening in other people&amp;#x27;s lives.&lt;p&gt;That other person who got that job put time into it and achieved it. Good for them.&lt;p&gt;Someone lost a shit ton of weight and looks ripped. That&amp;#x27;s motivation for me to lift too and eat better.&lt;p&gt;It comes down to you, are you using that as fuel to motivate you or are you seething inside and burning with envy?&lt;p&gt;I honestly believe that envy is the thief of joy and if you allow it to consume you it will destroy you.&lt;p&gt;The only people that turn me off are those folks who make  political shit posts, but I don&amp;#x27;t follow them.</text></item><item><author>charstacker</author><text>Consider the following scenario: You&amp;#x27;re pleased and content one minute, thinking your life is going fine the next. You have a few minutes to kill, so you log onto Facebook and begin scrolling...&lt;p&gt;First, you notice a friend&amp;#x27;s post stating that she has accepted her ideal job.&lt;p&gt;Then you read a coworker&amp;#x27;s too political rant.&lt;p&gt;You continue browsing and see a video of your neighbour enjoying a fantastic tropical vacation.&lt;p&gt;And now your cousin has uploaded a before and after photo that makes you want to hide your thighs for the rest of your life.&lt;p&gt;The next thing you know, you&amp;#x27;re second-guessing your profession, irritated by politics, wondering why you can&amp;#x27;t afford a trip, and researching your next diet.&lt;p&gt;Social media is nothing but roller coaster,</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>BhavdeepSethi</author><text>So true. It&amp;#x27;s almost ironic how they mention they feel good when something good happens to someone else, but when not everyone may feel the same, then it&amp;#x27;s their problem.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Why can&amp;#x27;t this be happening to me?&amp;quot; is considered envy, but &amp;quot;Why are you not happy for others like me?&amp;quot; is considered moral high ground.</text></comment>
<story><title>Taking a break from social media makes you happier and less anxious</title><url>https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/05/16/taking-a-break-from-social-media-makes-you-happier-and-less-anxious/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>colpabar</author><text>&amp;gt; It comes down to you, are you using that as fuel to motivate you or are you seething inside and burning with envy?&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; I honestly believe that envy is the thief of joy and if you allow it to consume you it will destroy you.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s nice that &lt;i&gt;you&lt;/i&gt; are able to do this, but most don&amp;#x27;t use social media this way. They see successful, beautiful people doing interesting things and they feel sad that they can&amp;#x27;t do the same. Can&amp;#x27;t you empathize?</text></item><item><author>sharadov</author><text>No, it does not bother me. 
I am one of those people who feels happy when something good is happening in other people&amp;#x27;s lives.&lt;p&gt;That other person who got that job put time into it and achieved it. Good for them.&lt;p&gt;Someone lost a shit ton of weight and looks ripped. That&amp;#x27;s motivation for me to lift too and eat better.&lt;p&gt;It comes down to you, are you using that as fuel to motivate you or are you seething inside and burning with envy?&lt;p&gt;I honestly believe that envy is the thief of joy and if you allow it to consume you it will destroy you.&lt;p&gt;The only people that turn me off are those folks who make  political shit posts, but I don&amp;#x27;t follow them.</text></item><item><author>charstacker</author><text>Consider the following scenario: You&amp;#x27;re pleased and content one minute, thinking your life is going fine the next. You have a few minutes to kill, so you log onto Facebook and begin scrolling...&lt;p&gt;First, you notice a friend&amp;#x27;s post stating that she has accepted her ideal job.&lt;p&gt;Then you read a coworker&amp;#x27;s too political rant.&lt;p&gt;You continue browsing and see a video of your neighbour enjoying a fantastic tropical vacation.&lt;p&gt;And now your cousin has uploaded a before and after photo that makes you want to hide your thighs for the rest of your life.&lt;p&gt;The next thing you know, you&amp;#x27;re second-guessing your profession, irritated by politics, wondering why you can&amp;#x27;t afford a trip, and researching your next diet.&lt;p&gt;Social media is nothing but roller coaster,</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ben174</author><text>(not op) Empathize yes, but I would encourage people to try as much as they possibly can to change their viewpoint from envy to joy. I think that&amp;#x27;s a healthier solution than hiding from it.</text></comment>