But Does Social Media Use Actually Cause Bad Mental Health?

It's interesting how studies on the negative effects of social media on mental health are mixed: some find an effect, some don't (or only find a very small effect). Some take this as proof that social media is actually fine for mental health. My hypothesis is different. I think that the effects of social media are extremely heterogeneous based on app, population, and dosage: that in some subgroups, some social media apps (when used in high doses) have substantially negative effects on mental...
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Memorializing Compliments

A practice I highly recommend, that few people have tried: keep a list of the most meaningful compliments people have given you, review it at periodic intervals, or when you could use a boost. Why discard these valuable things in the leaky waste bin we call memory?The flip side of this, of course, is: if you have a meaningful and genuine compliment to give, then don't forget to tell the person who it's about! What a loss not to do so. Thank you to those of you who have contributed to my l...
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