Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
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- Author：Katherine Ormerod
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Summary
Katherine Ormerod， journalist and social media mogul， is here to burst the Instagram bubble and discuss the real effects of social media 'perfection'。
The internet has set destructive standards of flawlessness and comparison。 We're working so hard to live up to these new benchmarks that we're burning ourselves out， and we're working so hard to maintain them that we're self-perpetuating an unobtainable reality。
Until girls and women alike see the social media fantasies for what they are - constructed realities - and stop comparing their lifestyles， bodies， partners， even families to those seen on their feeds and screens， they will never be able to realize their potential in the workplace， in the political system or in their quest for happiness。
In How Social Media is Ruining Your Life， Katherine explodes our social-media-addled ideas about body image， money， relationships， motherhood， careers， politics and more， and gives readers the tools they need to control their own online lives， rather than being controlled by them。 An important book for any woman who has ever looked at her Instagram feed and thought， 'Who are these women， and how the hell do they do it？'
Reviews
Gemma Waugh
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What a lot of people think about social media written in a book。 The takeaways should be taught to kids
Jono
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Nothing new here。 Preachy and repetitive。 A magazine article stretched out to fill a book。 Avoid。
Maeva
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J'ai envie de dire "Mouais" même si je sais que c'est un peu dur。Il y avait des réflexions intéressantes， dont on a déjà conscience si on a déjà un petit peu réfléchi à ce sujet ou regardé quelques documentaires。 C'est quand même bien de les relire， de voir les chiffres attachés au sujet。Néanmoins， j'ai trouvé que le livre visait énormément les femmes blanches 25-35 ans de CSP+。 Même si du coup je suis plus ou moins dans cette cible， j'ai trouvé que ça manquait d'un tour de toutes les manières d J'ai envie de dire "Mouais" même si je sais que c'est un peu dur。Il y avait des réflexions intéressantes， dont on a déjà conscience si on a déjà un petit peu réfléchi à ce sujet ou regardé quelques documentaires。 C'est quand même bien de les relire， de voir les chiffres attachés au sujet。Néanmoins， j'ai trouvé que le livre visait énormément les femmes blanches 25-35 ans de CSP+。 Même si du coup je suis plus ou moins dans cette cible， j'ai trouvé que ça manquait d'un tour de toutes les manières dont les réseaux sociaux peuvent ruiner notre vie ou justement， celles de autres。 L'aspect data était carrément survolé donc je pense que le titre aurait du être plus clair sur le fait qu'il allait parler de l'aspect psychologique et sociologique。J'aurais pu me passer de cette lecture et je ne crois pas qu'elle m'ait apporté quoi que ce soit， surtout que je suis obligée avec mon travail d'être "addict" aux réseaux sociaux。 Peut-être ce livre changera la vie de quelqu'un pour le mieux ？ En tout cas， je le souhaite， car c'est un sujet terrifiant。 。。。more
Muhanad Alenezi
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Couldn't get though finishing it， I think it's more aimed towards women who post on social media and living that 'digital lifestyle'。 Title was good though。 Couldn't get though finishing it， I think it's more aimed towards women who post on social media and living that 'digital lifestyle'。 Title was good though。 。。。more
Florin Pitea
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Concise， relevant， informative and surprisingly personal。 Recommended。
Josiah Yule
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I was a little disappointed in the content of this book。 I was hoping for a more research based look at how social media addiction works。 Instead I felt like I was reading a book catered towards other social media “influencers” and giving them tips about how to balance their online and offline lives。 A lot of the tips and insights felt very superficial。 It was easy to read and I liked reading some of her anecdotes， though。
NCHS Library
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From Follett: WHY SOCIAL MEDIA IS RUINING YOUR LIFE tackles head on the bona fide pressure cooker of social comparison and unreachable levels of perfection that social media has created in our modern world。 In her first book， Katherine Ormerod argues that we're all sitting on a dangerous， ticking time-bomb that will explode if we don't begin to take action。 She uncovers how our social media addictions have broken our political systems， re-wired our behavioural patterns， destroyed our confidence From Follett: WHY SOCIAL MEDIA IS RUINING YOUR LIFE tackles head on the bona fide pressure cooker of social comparison and unreachable levels of perfection that social media has created in our modern world。 In her first book， Katherine Ormerod argues that we're all sitting on a dangerous， ticking time-bomb that will explode if we don't begin to take action。 She uncovers how our social media addictions have broken our political systems， re-wired our behavioural patterns， destroyed our confidence and shattered our attention spans。Ultimately， WHY SOCIAL MEDIA IS RUINING YOUR LIFE will provide you with the knowledge， tools and weaponry to combat the most consuming， addictive force humankind has ever created。 。。。more
Maya23
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The author keeps posing as a social influencer， keeps bragging about herself， superficially discusses social issues with a clear intent of virtue signaling。。。 I tried to struggle trough it but gave up after about 1/4。 I have never written a negative review before， but this book really deserves it。
Emma Wilkins
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Found it really informative and the takeaway points at the end of each chapter were really useful！
Mia
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Def not for me。 This book was aimed towards people who use social media a significant amount each day。 It's like an influencer's guide to not getting social media burnt out， written by an influencer。 I don't think I use social media enough。 Def not for me。 This book was aimed towards people who use social media a significant amount each day。 It's like an influencer's guide to not getting social media burnt out， written by an influencer。 I don't think I use social media enough。 。。。more
Tim George
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A very insightful feminine focused piece exploring the challenges of social media on millennials and generation Z。 I particularly enjoyed the chapter on politics and how the notion of echo chambers is creating an evermore divisive political debate。 Would recommend to anyone who wants to create a healthy relationship with social media。
Connor Teahan
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Great bookIt really makes you think about the impact of social media in our lives in every aspect of it。 I’ll never see instagram with the same eyes again。
Andreea
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This book does a good job presenting chapter by chapter each area of people's lives that is negatively influenced by social media。 Although it does offer helpful advice and tips， I couldn't help but feel some suggested actions were a bit of an overkill - why go through all the trouble of finding ways to limit yourself when you could only delete your profile？It was obvious as well that even if the writer was 100% conscious of the ill effects of the social， she was， is and will always be a die har This book does a good job presenting chapter by chapter each area of people's lives that is negatively influenced by social media。 Although it does offer helpful advice and tips， I couldn't help but feel some suggested actions were a bit of an overkill - why go through all the trouble of finding ways to limit yourself when you could only delete your profile？It was obvious as well that even if the writer was 100% conscious of the ill effects of the social， she was， is and will always be a die hard consumer of social media。Overall though， it makes for an interesting read。 。。。more
Sinead
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I didn’t learn anything new from this book， though it was a good summation of the downsides of social media。 I also felt it was tailored more for influencers that were feeling burn out from alway being online， rather than regular consumers of social media。 I would have preferred more actionable ideas / strategies of how exactly to cut down my social media consumption。 But I guess because the author uses social media for her business， the goal of the book isn’t abandonment of social media。
Anna Bautista
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Although it wasn't entirely what I expected， it did have some valid points。 However， some of it got drowned in too many personal scenarios。 Maybe I was just mislead with the title overall Although it wasn't entirely what I expected， it did have some valid points。 However， some of it got drowned in too many personal scenarios。 Maybe I was just mislead with the title overall 。。。more
Amalinaab
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It’s a wonder how so often we’re blind to what’s in front of us。 We follow the crowds simply because everyone is doing it。 Of course， we can only learn AFTER it has happened。 So here’s all of it in a form of a book。 Your awareness on how social media infiltrate our lives will heightened as you read through every pages。 Get ready for a detox 💆🏻♂️
Naomi Spratt
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Very interesting read。 There's so much psychology involved in the whole social media circus。 Who knew that people are actually taking selfies in Ikea bedroom set-ups and pretending that it's their home？！ Bizarre。 Definitely makes you think twice about your online behaviour。 I'd already changed my behaviour prior to reading this book and I'm glad about that！ Very interesting read。 There's so much psychology involved in the whole social media circus。 Who knew that people are actually taking selfies in Ikea bedroom set-ups and pretending that it's their home？！ Bizarre。 Definitely makes you think twice about your online behaviour。 I'd already changed my behaviour prior to reading this book and I'm glad about that！ 。。。more
Mairi
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This was well written and I liked the author’s personal anecdotes but there wasn’t much in there about social media that I hadn’t read elsewhere。
Lucy Ambler
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Interesting & raised some big thoughts around our dependency on technology and online acceptance。 Feel like this could've been published as a long-essay instead of a book though。 Interesting & raised some big thoughts around our dependency on technology and online acceptance。 Feel like this could've been published as a long-essay instead of a book though。 。。。more
LiisaK
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Good read。 I like how the writer has wrote this book。 Flows quite well and has good examples throughout。 Although， I think - Probably an unpoplar opinion - but as she has written it while being preganant， the part about ''Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life while Pregnant'' is so long and dragging the whole motherhood part。 Takes half of the book pretty much and therefore drags for so long and makes you flip pages。 Was hoping more from it。。。 Good read。 I like how the writer has wrote this book。 Flows quite well and has good examples throughout。 Although， I think - Probably an unpoplar opinion - but as she has written it while being preganant， the part about ''Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life while Pregnant'' is so long and dragging the whole motherhood part。 Takes half of the book pretty much and therefore drags for so long and makes you flip pages。 Was hoping more from it。。。 。。。more
Ietrio
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Fear the new。 Fear anything as long as Ormerod is getting his pay check。
Minni
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Dnf at about 30%I couldn’t relate to this book。 I experience social media in a different way than the author so it was a struggle to pick it up and continue reading。 I don’t say it’s a bad book， it just wasn’t for me。
Laura Bustard
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Really interesting， gave me a new perspective on the impact of social media！！！
Kim Childress
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Must read！ Reading now， absolutely excellent， a subject of great importance。 Social media = good and bad。 New norms mean kids must learn pros and cons as young as first viewing of TV， games， etc。 I work in media， highly recommend。 #AdultInterest #SocialMedia #ProsAndCons #MustRead #Parenting #Educators #WhySocialMediaIsRuiningYourLife #KatherineOrmerod #OctopusBooks #HatchetteBookGroup #Sept2018
Yates Buckley
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Interesting points but intensely focused on a female reader audience， and even there filtered toward a particular female audience that is heavy user of social media for self documentating， selfies and the like。I think the title should really be changed to reflect this very specific target reader。
Amber Bailey
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I didn’t actually finished the book which is unlike me to do。 I found I was really struggling to get through it and it felt as though it was aimed more at “influencers” than normal every day users or social media。
Jane Salmon
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One of the most important books I've read One of the most important books I've read 。。。more
Aj
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I agree with the author's message but telling it through the mundane details of her life didn't work for me。 I agree with the author's message but telling it through the mundane details of her life didn't work for me。 。。。more
Anna Cano
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I expected more depth regarding the use normal people make of social media; I found it to be too influencer-focused。 However， I very much enjoyed the chapter about motherhood and the way research is presented。
Sharon
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