I try to avoid most social media because it’s addicting and would probably have negative effects on my self-image. But I’ve found it motivating to join social media websites that are catered to positive habits: Strava and Goodreads leverage my innate desire for status and validation to make me run and read more often. They still have dark patterns, and probably still negatively affect my self-image a bit, but I think my use of them is net positive.
Originally, I wanted to write this as a piece of advice, as in “you should consider using social media to motivate yourself in positive habits”, but I tentatively think this is a bad writing habit of mine and that I should be more humble until I’m more confident about my conclusions. What do you think?
I try to avoid most social media because it’s addicting and would probably have negative effects on my self-image. But I’ve found it motivating to join social media websites that are catered to positive habits: Strava and Goodreads leverage my innate desire for status and validation to make me run and read more often. They still have dark patterns, and probably still negatively affect my self-image a bit, but I think my use of them is net positive.
Originally, I wanted to write this as a piece of advice, as in “you should consider using social media to motivate yourself in positive habits”, but I tentatively think this is a bad writing habit of mine and that I should be more humble until I’m more confident about my conclusions. What do you think?