The fast growing outreach of social media has taken mainstream media by storm. The most disquieting breaking news leak today primarily through Instagram, Youtube, Facebook just to spread like wildfire.
The appeal of social media resides primarily in its immediate availability through that indispensable gadget that is the mobile. The lay user finds themselves submerged in a mass of a content that is so compelling that it becomes intricate to differentiate between the constructive and the destructive content.
Simply put, the constructive content is informative, empowering, uplifting, pleasing and eye-opening. Destructive content is a time waster and eater, valueless, simply good for nothing, leading to self depreciation. Here are 10 tips to make the best of positive social media content.
1. Cut Out Destructive Content, out of sight, out of mind
It is a healthy practice to screen your subscriptions and reconsider their real impact on your life. Any post that makes you ungrateful towards your own life, that nurtures feelings of inferiority and an unjustified sense of self loath should be kicked out of your playlist. Keeping these channels and accounts is like having a friend who whispers constantly in your ear that you are not good enough, that you are a failure, and that you will always be left be behind, that others are destined for greatness while you are doomed to lead a miserable life.
That is the kind of subliminal messages you find in those Maldives holiday pictures, instagramers who boast about their extravagant life, branded bags and luxury cars. Such grandiose depiction of what life should be pulls you down the spiral of destructive comparison to such an extent that you ignore your qualities, the blessings you have, your limitless potential and you real purpose in life.
2. Always follow platforms related to your professional activity
Gathering useful information related to your area of expertise helps you grow professionally, learn new skills and enhance your performance at work. This kind of content can pump new fresh blood onto your career. It can reshape your understanding of your own profession and unravel new prospects for career development. If you have started a business endeavor, try to watch content that will give you ideas on how to scale up your business, and thrive in your business activity. Career related content should definitely have a share of your social media playlist.
3. Get involved in the pursuit of well-being
Most people are engrossed in the hectic race for money making, meeting deadlines, brokering business deal… etc. In this restless marathon, we often lose discard the importance of a balanced mental and physical state. Our body is not just an instrument for performance and productivity. It is a complex system of biochemical and behavioral dynamics that is at the core of our own well-being. Make sure you subscribe and follow social media outlets that give you professional advice on nutrition, healthcare, fitness and leisure activities.
4. Stay in sync with Fashion
You can have an idea on the latest fashion trends during your shopping rounds. However social media offers abundant content on the trendy clothing items that are in vogue. More than that, blogs, and videos can give you tips on how to assemble a chic outfit. You can use social media to save time and money, to shop only for the fashionable Must-Haves for the season in line with your own taste and personality.
5. Spare a share to your spirituality
A philosopher once said, spirituality is the set of beliefs that give meaning to your life. Maintaining a connection with your own spiritual or religious beliefs gives more stability to the Human psyche. It is always a source of solace, assurance or motivation for a life full of virtue and positivity. Make sure you devote a virtual space to spiritual talks that can uplift your spirits and keep you congruent with their your own values
6. Motivational talks are Free Master classes , why not use them?
A wide array of social media content generators make conferences, and talks available to the worldwide web audience. Motivational talks are Master classes in self-development, where experts give you the outcome of years of research and practice. Boosting self esteem, finding life purpose, developing habits of effective people, abolishing bad habits from your routines, all these outstanding coaching tips can be a game changer in your life if you invest time in them. Make sure you listen to a motivational talk or watch an inspirational video at least once a day. A positive mindset is the trigger for a successful and fruitful life.
7. Entertainment, entertainment, entertainment ……
Self development is not always synonymous with laborious efforts to achieve grandiose goals. There must be time for relaxation, doing nothing. We all need to take out that “nothing box” in our brain and become passive recipients of music, comedy, concerts shows… etc. High quality entertainment instigates pleasing feelings without denigrating or shaming others. It leaves behind a feeling of lightness setting the endorphins free in your body.
8. News but not only bad news
The web is rife with news outlets that instill the constant desire to follow gossip and scandals. Such media has no respect for privacy. On the long run you become enmeshed in trivialities instead of being aware of the crucial event that pertain to world stability, environment, education and humanitarian causes. Do not give your precious time to these platforms. Remember “ Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and small minds discuss people”.
9. Cultivate new skills and new competencies
Link your leisure activities and your interests to your activity on social media. If you are interested in bolstering your proficiency in a particular language, Get started. Make a good selection of the channels or accounts that use pedagogical and effective teaching methods and receive daily notifications. If you have interest in a particular area of knowledge be it interior design, history or biology make sure you remain in touch with that subject on social media and build incrementally and effortlessly constructive knowledge about your field.
10. MP3 Audio Content is most time saving
Social media content is not really handy when you are driving, writing, cooking, doing house chores. Who said you have to have your fingers and eyes free to get hold of the valuable information you are looking for. You can spare time every week to make a customized selection of the front runner videos and convert them into an MP3 format, play them in the car, the taxi, the bus, the kitchen. Remember, the more positive content your are exposed to , the more positive your mindset becomes .
