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whom slow technology by K, Flanders of K, Flanders, our come in the first episode, The third series of Black Mare wicked for the main character: lazy ass. She navigator if, in a world where literally every interaction you have can be rated out of five stars through a mobile app chat with a name during your front yard. You could be rated for that, have agreement with someone at work. You will almost definitely be rated poorly for that mistreated someone. You would want to see the rating that we get to you and that's the premise of the entire episode, if one alters the way they behave at all times, knowing any at all should they have could affect their overall rating Heather alive is he has a rating of four point two which she is content with? killers are advantages to having a rating of four point: five plus the rest of the Epp. Oh Josephine she's willing to do in order to boost her number and how quick she unravels when one argument has a negative impact on it, against better judgment he obsesses less her emotions taken

rollover actions and makes even bigger Mistakes do even further damage. The episode is appropriately titled nosedive all that vessels are black. Mere I have seen nosedive is a close to a reality we already live in today, which is life on social media, They go alone. When I say I have always had a love hate relationship with social media, I will never, completely anti social media, because it has, however, made countless connections and even building credible friendships with people. Both local the hand around the world, but I am also aware of how it is me on a daily basis and the truth is the impacts are often more negative than they are positive, subconsciously and costly. Comparing myself to other people. I feel disappointed with some I shared, doesn't get a good reaction, and this is all heightened when times are tough, which they have been recently It doesn't help that it also feel like the majority what's being shared on social media. These days is negative. The same way

constantly declare my belongings. I am always on following accounts that only share negative comments in content because it just seems to be getting worse along with I've, tweeting or bad experiences. It seems more, People have learned the power of complaining about companies online, and I dont know when it became socially acceptable for adults to shame in Bali each other. There seems to be new piece of twitter etiquette to know that I am saying all of this as someone who feel she has to use social media for her business and the majority of the people. I follow the same line of work, bloggers, authors, podcasters companies. We work with it, for our social media is not only a way to connect with each other is a way to share our work with more people and potentially make more money. We have to portray the best versions of ourselves, because anything less, could do serious damage being rude or mean as part of your brand, which works for some people, but is in part a mine and good or bad. Number followers likes comments and shares feed our egos. When you work

yourself, you have two where all the hats required to run your business and social the measure is usually one of those hats. You have to come up with some kind tragedy share your content and even pay for acts are products to help. You put your strategy in place, then, on top of an overflowing inbox. Yours to read a reply to messages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram he started wondering if wearing the social media manager hat could be stealing my too. From other aspects of my business man with the increase, negativity there seems to be online of all wondered if I'd be happier offline. I kept a journal In the first half of my road trip last fall before my schedule filled up in the second half one of the most memorable thought. So documented was, DE. I realized. I was generally happy all the time and I wondered if thou because there was no one with me who could alter. The experience I did to deal with anyone's bad moods, road rage or the like an it enough to hear a single complaint, I was able to just wake up. Say what I wanted to do and feel about my day,

I'm starting to wonder. If that's what life will look like if social media wasn't part of it or at least played a smaller role in it. Last year, affair I was unhappy with how much time was wasting on Facebook and how unhappy being or Facebook actually left me feeling. So I quit I deactivate him. Personal Profile on May. Twenty sixteen and haven't looked back a couple weeks ago. I told you, I noticed my anxiety grew every time I checked twitter and how I wasn't getting anything positive out of using it lately anyway. So start spinning, as time on there and has been great at all, they go to delete my account, but feels good have one a thing to think about right now, so that's what I'm! to experiment with this month, life without social media. In fact, I may take this set further and say, may will be the month. I embrace slow technology, over the years. I have already taken a few steps that have allowed me to be more intentional about how are you, social, media and technology? I got rid of my personal facebook pinterest. An google plus profiles

I got zero notifications on my phone except her text messages I stop checking emu. First thing in the morning I canceled cable fight, plus years ago, and only watch Netflix and now I d of a tv in my home. But now there are more into my anxiety and what triggers it. I gonna take one big break from everything and use that time to figure out actually. What role? I want these things to play in my life going forward here. My intentions for the month experiment number five slow technology, do a thirty day, social media Detox April. Twenty ninth through May, twenty eighth, ro the rule. I want social media to play. My life checking, replied, email, less often also It was not checking on my phone for you're. The rule. I won't take now she to play my life phone computers, tv, etc. We'd from every day part of this law the experiment comes from white, remove some of the unnecessary negativity, my daily life. It is a result of the pressure to have plus, maintain and online presence. Man

It also comes from a recent need to feel more separation between my work and my real life, which is hard when you are your work but this experiment was also borne from an often unspoken truth, which is that when I'm sad susceptible to waste time mileage, destroying through social media and consumer information. I dont need we do it. You'll less alone, but as it turns out tat, I should be making. You'll more alone and ever my goal for them Oh, tat, knowledge it a completely disconnect from the online world or to isolate myself is sure I'm using technology in a way that improves my life rather than detracts from it is suppressed. Press then take some time to outline how it can be more. Intentional with social media in the future you just listen The post titled it's time to embrace slow technology by K. Flanders of K, Flanders, dark harm, and she mentions boiling why she here or on their firmly on August, heedless of the kindest diaries in tomorrow's episode, but had read this

of these. I toy saw that episode of Black Mere and want to think about frequently because, like you mentioned, it seems very real away, but just a heads up, mere is not a show for kids and is very dark and often you feeling a little depressed at the end and make you think about the terrible situations we put ourselves in, but I guess you have his podcast account hopefully bring some more positivity. But it's true, I feel like someone for I see on Facebook, and twitter is negative side to keep on following people who are mostly negative and continually raging about politics and slowly try to change the feed to feature nicer things, but even impositive group, the posts that seem to get the most comments tend to be negative. Bees, it turns into a big cycle of rage, will really need to think about try, Toby more mindful about what were actually contributing to in the autumn, living daily podcast face were group is usually pretty quiet. He turned to see that the less angry we are in a more positive, the group, the quieter and peacefully cats are really like that. Any

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