Isa WaTSon

Life Beyond Likes

 

Episode Notes (by minute):

1:30: How Isa’s relationship with social media used to be toxic, and is now a lot more healthy

2:00: How Isa got caught up in a comparison trap on social media and decided to take a social media hiatus 

5:30: “we've conflated consumption with connection.”

6:30: the three components of friendship according to researchers are unconditional presence, unconditional support and trust. 

10:00: How Facebook is a place where friendships kind of hang on life support

10:30: How Isa focuses on five key friends for deep and real relationships 

17:30: Why there are often a lot of lurkers in group chats

18:30: “I think that a lot of people are scared to take that first step.”

19:30: How if you find community on social media, you can definitely still engage that way

21:30: How Instagram morphed into something that was not the initial intent by the founders 

29:30: Why Isa wrote her book, Life Beyond Likes, after losing her Dad in a bus accident and how she had previously been using social media as a personal branding tool

34:00: How Isa sometimes bring a friend with her when she meets with her therapist for friendship therapy

38:00: How Isa has brought her mom to meet with her therapist too 

41:00: “I just think that there's a lot of beauty in our individuality and uniqueness. And I think we should always lean into that.”

(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)

Published Date: 4/13/23