Rob & Steve discuss the effect of Social Media on our lives.
Episode 4 - The Reality of Social Media
Time Code / Topic
00:19 Welcome ramble...
00:55 Social Media, it’s all bullshit!!!
01:21 Always wanted to talk about social media.
02:00 Back in the day before social media, where did we get info or connect?
02:55 Connecting with real people, learning and sharing from them.
03:21 The benefits of social media and the dis-advantages.
03:45 24/7 social media.
04:41 Fleetingness of certain platforms why is Facebook and Instagram still popular?
05:47 So many apps and so many ways to message.
06:25 Are you always on your mobile device? Attached and joined to it.
07:30 Screen time and knowing how much is enough?
08:20 24/7 for young people and in their development stage, re-wiring the brain.
09:40 Social media doesn’t end you are always connected and contactable.
10:25 The curated and filtered reality of social media and real vs unreal
11:23 There is a lot of bullshit out there!
12:00 Podcasts are long form and successful.
12:39 Talkback radio, interesting or not? Wanting to hear interesting conversations.
13:35 Talking around the campfire.
13:55 The rise of podcasts vs old media and it’s future.
14:38 Social media the now drug, re-wiring our behaviour.
15:40 Influencers, branding, marketing, what’s it all about?
16:40 Famous for doing something and having earned it, fame follows achievement.
17:25 Instafamous, earning and paying your dues.
18:25 Appreciating the platform and sharing your talent to the world.
19:22 Expressing your talents via social media and story of musician Paul Gasper - Check Paul out on youtube here…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdKbIePUjOjoC2yZaBsK6vw.
21:01 The playing field has changed, success stories via social media, educational, ‘how to’ videos.
22:40 How are we connecting to people in reality? Are we disconnecting one on one?
24:04 Are you being present in the moment you are in and to yourself?
25:07 Body mind connection, working out at gyms, what are you there to do? Are you Always on your phone?
27:15 The mind muscle connection and honouring your physical self.
28:40 The Mazda philosophy, infotainment systems in cars.
29:35 The reality of social media, your reality IS social media.
31:14 The reality you are projecting, comparing your life to others, keeping up with the Jones’.
32:05 Life is less about what you did but how you felt, caring what people think.
33:31 The record of your life.
33:55 Often the happiest people on social media are not happy in reality.
34:40 The ‘map’ is not your reality, it’s a representation, as an analogy.
36:00 Real life vs social media. Your life is the collection of feelings you’ve had.
37:10 You are creating your reality.
37:50 Social media a distraction from your life, the real world, connecting back to nature.
40:00 Not all is lost it’s all about balance, kid’s are still playing outdoors.
41:09 Don’t let social media control you, getting out doing the things you love.
42:06 Does it feed your soul or ego?
43:03 Successful people on social media. “Become a millionaire not for the money it
gives you but for the person it will make of you.” You are a spiritual being having a
Physical incarnation. Accepting you are enough.
44:30 People who pursue spiritual paths with the exclusion of the physical existence, Programmes.
45:44 Extreme spiritual paths, mastering physical achievement is spiritual.
46:45 You chose to have this physical experience, this reality is designed to have a Duality experience.
47:45 What reality are you creating, finding your truth, your journey, your path. We are all Running a programme. Is there only one way?
49:00 The only way to spiritual enlightenment?
49:51 The way is whatever you are currently embodying, re-considering all beliefs, Values etc.
51:00 Being on the path, reassessing your life after trauma or crisis in life.
51:49 Commercial break.
52:00 The reality of social media wrap up.
53:10 You are enough, shout out to mindvalley and Jeanene, mindvalley talk.
54:47 Taking off the edge you are not enough, confronting to hear. Accept the wholeness of your being. Things happen for a purpose?
56:30 Believing in yourself vs believing and giving your power to other people.
56:55 Sean Croxton shout out and video inspiration on Instagram by Bishop T D Jakes.
57:50 You are enough, you are ok, flaws and all.
59:00 Leaving on an inspirational note.
59:09 Outro music
