Why Watching Vlogs Can Destroy Your Mental Health

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Vlogging (video-blogging) and vloggers have taken the internet by storm and garnered massive followings across social media. However this video questions whether they are both corrosive for the creator and the audience.

Vlogs, while presented as organic diary entries of a person’s life are always artificial. They are edited and tailored to an audience and not an accurate presentation of one’s actual life.

The danger, especially for younger people, is expecting their own lives to be as exciting of that as the vlogger and feeling depressed and inadequate in comparison. Vlogs can be really valuable, inspiring and entertaining but it is fundamental that we realise that they are performances and give an exaggerated example of someones actual life.

This is an emerging topic and something definitely worth thinking about.

Has Western Feminism Been Hijacked By SJW’s?

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In this piece Jo Rogan speaks with Jordan Peterson to discuss some of the ideological misgivings of how Feminism is being framed and used to discuss things which aren’t about gender equality in America and the West.

While it is perhaps unfair to have a real discussion on this without a woman on the panel, the debate raises some key concerns about the dilution of Gender Equality and increasing victimology as opposed to female empowerment. 

What do you think? 

Why You Are Addicted to Social Media (It’s no Accident)

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Tim Wu, Professor at Columbia Law School discusses the basic biology behind social media attachment.

Highlighting the psychological impulses based on the element of surprise, not knowing what’s going to happen next as well as the gratification involved with sharing and having posts ‘liked’.

This is a riveting biological and psychological assessment which is important to understand in the smartphone age.

A full Transcript can be found here:

http://bigthink.com/videos/tim-wu-on-the-psychology-behind-email-addiction

 

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Feelings 

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In this clip The School of Life explore the importance of Skepticism and critical thinking. 

Taking the example of how a lack of sleep can often impact our mood and make us feel far more angry and despondent than usual. The capacity to think that a a lack of sleep rather than a burgeoning resentment for the world may be the source of the issue is an important life skill. 

Why Public Confidence in Institutions is Eroding – Stanford Professor

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Stanford Law & Political Science professor Francis Fukuyama discusses the ways in which the institutions of the 20th century Churches, Political Parties & Corporations have lost the trust of the general public.

Recognizing the significance of technology, Fukuyama argues this has made the malpractices from institutions more visible and accessible to the public. He further ponders the consequences of instant media on societal cohesion.

Can institutions regain our trust? Or what must happen to prevent societal breakdown and a post truth age?

Economist who Predicted Trump & Brexit Explains What Happens Now

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In this clip Scottish Economist & Professor at Brown University, Mark Blyth discusses the state of global politics post The U.S election. 

Arguing that this giant shift has an economic source and the demise of Greece and rise of Podemos should have been the wake up call that the world needed:

“The global economy has boomed in the last 30 years yet for most, their standard of living and access to public services has declined dramatically.”

Eloquently examining what the global order will look like with elections in Germany France, the Netherlands and possibly Italy in 2017.

Why The Left is Failing Everywhere

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Slavoj Zizek discusses the demise of the Left and the rise of fascism. Exploring how the dismissal of Trump and condescending, smug attitudes adopted by liberal elites was fuel to the Trump fire.

He further describes how the Left can transform and calibrate into something which offers something radically alternative and  exciting for people rather than status quo.

 

The Art of Winning

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World famous speaker Tony Robbins discusses the difference in mentality between those who achieve average and those who reach their potential.

In this witty parable of “The dabbler” he elegantly depicts the psychological perspective required to overcome times when you are putting in effort but not seeing reward.

A thought-provoking take

Why Creative People are Drowning in Business. And how to RESCUE THEM!

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Why do so many people HATE their job?!

Have businesses become so calculated and precise that they have lost any capacity to foster new ideas and creative work??

Yves Morieux discusses the unnecessary complexity of modern workplaces. Further, how creative people have become boxed into specific roles in businesses inhibiting their ability to have variety in their work. 

Having a detrimental effect on both the employee’s work satisfaction and their contribution to the business.

He discusses 6 simple rules to resuscitate creativity & colour in the work place – to bring back some life and enthusiasm to the workplace!