“There's a reason that teenagers in particular are prone to the feverish pursuit of valuation via social media. Prinstein says it's because the wide variety of regions in the brain that seek and deliver social rewards, including the part of the striatum called the nucleus accumbens, become supercharg…”— Rebecca Webber, psychologytoday.com
“Social media is like kerosene poured on the flame of social comparison, dramatically increasing the information about people that we're exposed to and forcing our minds to assess.”— Rebecca Webber, psychologytoday.com
“People are most likely to share peak experiences and flattering news about themselves—what University of Houston psychologist Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers calls "everyone else's highlights reel"—and tech companies, furthermore, use algorithms to prioritize that very information in social media feeds. The na…”— Rebecca Webber, psychologytoday.com
“Stop comparing yourself to others. You are not in competition with anyone other than yourself. Your destination is different.”— Nikita Gill, twitter.com
“Don’t be jealous of anyone. I guarantee you, if everyone walked into a room, and dumped their problems onto the floor, when they saw what everyone else’s problems were, they’d be scrambling to get their own problems back before someone else got to them first.”— Kim Gruenenfelder, amazon.com
“She is boundless. She is perfect. She is beautiful. I pale in comparison.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com
“I am not beautiful. I am not lovely. I am not pretty. I am not fair. I am as radiant as the sun.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com
“Do you like to draw with crayons? I'm not very good at it. But it doesn't matter. It's the fun of doing it that's important. Now, I would't have made that if I just thought about it. No matter how anybody says it is. It feels good to have made something. The best thing is that each person's would be…”— Mr. Rogers, youtube.com
“Support yourself. Avoid becoming the villain in your own story.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com
“Other people’s happiness are not units of measurement for yours. Respect the pace of your growth.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com
“Your 20s are hard. Going through a big transition, trying to get a job while figuring out what you’re truly passionate about, losing friends and making them, paying off student loans and still trying to afford the experiences that supposedly make your 20s ‘the best time of your life’ — it’s hard. Co…”— Hannah Cranston, thoughtcatalog.com