Show notes
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

