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d="0771">All of the above is confusing. Does everyone have a better life than me?<h1 id="ddc6">What’s wrong with me?</h1>In short — nothing. You are absolutely fine.The phenomenon that’s bothering you is called “lying on social media”. We all live in the world of social media. We became closer to other people than ever before in the history of mankind. There are pros and cons of a new world.<ul><li>People constantly post information about themselves on social media.</li><li>Often, their posts are far from reality.</li><li>Usually, people share successes and keep silent about failures.</li></ul>But what we see on social media is not the full picture of the world. There are a lot behind these fancy posts about someone’s success. We just don’t have enough time to critically analyze incoming information. We receive too much information every day to do it.If we try to analyze the information we get critically, we can easily find the backstage of “success” in social media.<ul><li>Timothy borrowed money for the trip from his parents.</li><li>Rebecca doesn’t love her fiance, but he is a good match.</li><li>John was spending 16 hours per day preparing for the interviews.</li><li>The guy with the red Lamborghini is probably a fraud.</li></ul>Now, these stories don’t l

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ook so good. We see both sides of the medal: the bright one and the dark one. With this knowledge, life becomes better.But is there another way to avoid confusion? What is the root cause?<h1 id="bc71">Comparison</h1>Comparison is the key reason why social media affect our life so badly. Our brain compares our life to someone else’s. It’s a natural process.In social networks, this comparison is usually not in our favor. Our brain knows both sides of the medal of our life but sees only someone’s bright one.That’s why we can feel so depressed when we see someone’s success online.What to do?Don’t look around. It doesn’t cost anything to create an image of a wealthy and successful person. If your friends and acquaintances look successful, do not rush to believe. Maybe they just hold the iPhone at the right angle.You need to do your job honestly and from the heart — then there will be no reason to envy others.P.S. If you liked this thing, <a href="https://deniard.medium.com/">follow me</a> and clap a couple of times. Good luck!You can support me directly with your <a href="https://medium.com/@deniard/membership">Medium subscription</a>. It helps a lot!</article></body>

Life | Social Media | Success

If You Are 25 and You Are Full Of Doubts

Does everyone have a better life than me?

Are you 25 years old? Do you know what to do with your life? Are you happy?

I didn’t know the answers to the above questions in my 20ies.

It seems that everyone around is having a fantastic life. Well, not actually around but on the internet. It is the same, right?

Facebook and Instagram show fascinating aspects of different people’s lives. Like the following:

Your friend Timothy posted photos from the seaside.
Bestie Rebecca just got engaged and posted a huge diamond ring.
Classmate John just started to work for Meta aka Facebook.
A random guy from the advertisement poses in front of a red Lamborghini and promotes his success courses.

All of the above is confusing. Does everyone have a better life than me?

What’s wrong with me?

In short — nothing. You are absolutely fine.

The phenomenon that’s bothering you is called “lying on social media”. We all live in the world of social media. We became closer to other people than ever before in the history of mankind. There are pros and cons of a new world.

People constantly post information about themselves on social media.
Often, their posts are far from reality.
Usually, people share successes and keep silent about failures.

But what we see on social media is not the full picture of the world. There are a lot behind these fancy posts about someone’s success. We just don’t have enough time to critically analyze incoming information. We receive too much information every day to do it.

If we try to analyze the information we get critically, we can easily find the backstage of “success” in social media.

Timothy borrowed money for the trip from his parents.
Rebecca doesn’t love her fiance, but he is a good match.
John was spending 16 hours per day preparing for the interviews.
The guy with the red Lamborghini is probably a fraud.

Now, these stories don’t look so good. We see both sides of the medal: the bright one and the dark one. With this knowledge, life becomes better.

But is there another way to avoid confusion? What is the root cause?

Comparison

Comparison is the key reason why social media affect our life so badly. Our brain compares our life to someone else’s. It’s a natural process.

In social networks, this comparison is usually not in our favor. Our brain knows both sides of the medal of our life but sees only someone’s bright one.

That’s why we can feel so depressed when we see someone’s success online.

What to do?

Don’t look around. It doesn’t cost anything to create an image of a wealthy and successful person. If your friends and acquaintances look successful, do not rush to believe. Maybe they just hold the iPhone at the right angle.

You need to do your job honestly and from the heart — then there will be no reason to envy others.

P.S. If you liked this thing, follow me and clap a couple of times. Good luck!

You can support me directly with your Medium subscription. It helps a lot!