Do you go online and sometimes find yourself in a comparison trap? Scrolling endlessly through everyones beautiful perfect lives... STOP.
I am a firm believer that technology and social platforms are and should be a POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. And I am here to help you embrace the same.
Here are 4 easy tips to turn your instagram scrolling from comparison to inspiration.
1. UNFOLLOW and FOLLOW!
Is there someone on your feed that every time you see their content pop up you get a negative feeling? Simple solution my friend: unfollow. If you are uncomfortable to unfollow (if they are a friend or a relative fro example) then mute their posts. Please, this will make a world of a difference.
FILL UP YOUR FEED WITH POSITIVE EMOTIONS. Follow people who make you feel good. Read their captions and engage - when you do this instagram will not only bring these feel good pages to the top of your feed, but also recommend you more feel good pages to follow on your discover page.
2. ABUNDANCE MINDSET
I think that most people struggle with the scarcity VS abundance mindset especially in the field of social media. This can be seen on a broad scale though. If we want to travel, we follow travel pages. We then see endless amounts of beautiful people travelling the world and thriving through some how making this happen. We then might think "wow, there is already so many people doing this there is no more space for me". THIS IS SO FAR FROM THE TRUTH. We need to work to shift our mindset to the fact that ESPECIALLY because of these platforms there is endless opportunities for EVERYONE to do what they want. Each individual has something different to bring to the table. I am still figuring mine out for myself, but I believe that simply following what you love to do will lead you in the right direction.
3. TIME LIMITS
Go to your profile, click the three lines on the top right corner, tap settings, tap your activity, tap "set daily reminder", choose a time limit. YOUR WELCOME.
Even if you have your feed set up to be the most positive experience possible, we always need some time offline.
4. THE HIGHLIGHT REEL
Of course, always remember that instagram acts as a high light reel. I like to think of it as my social creative scrapbook. I can scroll back and look at all my great memories and creations over time! I know in the back of my head that this is a highlight reel for everyone I am seeing. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel sluggish and tired. Its dark out and I do not want to do my workout. I scroll through my feed and I see all these amazing athletes and friends of mine crushing their morning. For me I have trained my mind to see this and think "I am just like them, except now they gave me a great idea to add to what I do". Most of the time people produce content to help you not hurt you. Keep this in mind and again, follow the right people.
Instagram is a wonderful tool of inspiration, connection and creation. I hope that I have helped you curate a positive online environment for yourself! If so, please connect with me on my instagram where I post my adventures! Talk soon! XO
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