Sorry, I am a little obsessed with his work as a parent of a tween entering the phone-era and only heard about him myself recently.....It relates to perfectionism in a sense. He has done a huge amount of work on the relationship between social media and the rise of mental health concerns in gen Z - worth a read for any parents out there (and non-parents!). But he does also talk about the benefits - communities, learning etc that we do through social media too. Today I experienced a negative comment whilst out walking at Westonbirt - someone said loudly as they walked past "they should just ban all bikes here" as my FOUR year old rode past very carefully not bumping into anyone. It annoyed me for a good half hour, but your post helped me push it aside and get back to enjoying my day with the kids. We weren't doing anything we shouldn't have been doing. And we were having a LOVELY time! Thank you Lucy :)
Ah glad you were able to move on, totally resonate with comments like that affecting your mood 🤪 Jonathan Haidt's work sounds really interesting; I know when I stopped using social media this year I was unsure about loosing some of the benefits, like the connections with others and learning from others. For me, the benefits don't outweigh the negatives but I still use it occasionally to reach people for my coaching 🤷♀️ important to remember those positives though, so thanks for reminding me! X
Sorry, I am a little obsessed with his work as a parent of a tween entering the phone-era and only heard about him myself recently.....It relates to perfectionism in a sense. He has done a huge amount of work on the relationship between social media and the rise of mental health concerns in gen Z - worth a read for any parents out there (and non-parents!). But he does also talk about the benefits - communities, learning etc that we do through social media too. Today I experienced a negative comment whilst out walking at Westonbirt - someone said loudly as they walked past "they should just ban all bikes here" as my FOUR year old rode past very carefully not bumping into anyone. It annoyed me for a good half hour, but your post helped me push it aside and get back to enjoying my day with the kids. We weren't doing anything we shouldn't have been doing. And we were having a LOVELY time! Thank you Lucy :)
Hey Lucy! I appreciate this post so much and can really relate! That negativity bias is such a little gremlin hehe
Thanks Laura 🥰 it's tough, but I think anyone who posts content online is likely to experience it at some point 🤷♀️
Sadly have to agree, having delved into Jonathan Haidt's work on the Anxious Generation lately 😞 let's not forget the benefits too x
I'm not familiar with him Ellie, you'll have to tell me about his work! When you say benefits, benefits of what? Perfectionism or something else? x
Ah glad you were able to move on, totally resonate with comments like that affecting your mood 🤪 Jonathan Haidt's work sounds really interesting; I know when I stopped using social media this year I was unsure about loosing some of the benefits, like the connections with others and learning from others. For me, the benefits don't outweigh the negatives but I still use it occasionally to reach people for my coaching 🤷♀️ important to remember those positives though, so thanks for reminding me! X