TED-Ed Tips for reclaiming your peace of mind online

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Tips for reclaiming your peace of mind online

11:48 minutes · How to Deal with Difficult Feelings

To post or not to post? The real question is: How do you feel about it? Author Naomi Shimada reflects on the anxiety-inducing aspects of social media, sharing advice on how to step back from the shame, optics and echo chambers of the internet and untangle your self-worth from follower counts, likes and the unattainable perfectionism perpetuated online. (This conversation, hosted by TED curator Cloe Shasha Brooks, is part of TED's How to Deal with Difficult Feelings series.)

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