A recent study showed that those who use Facebook live longer, but this one finds that we are less happy if we often follow what is happening with our friends, because the online image creates a false sense that others have a perfect life, but we ourselves no. As a result, it brings more envy than joy into our lives.
Rhetorical question. You use Facebook? You are only on this popular social network a passive observer? You check often, what are your friends doing? You might think it's cute to know what's going on with your friends, but University of Copenhagen research it shows that you are doing yourself a disservice, because often looking at other people's profiles leads to envy and we are because of it less fortunate. Is there a cure? Of course. You probably thought we were going to say yes Just don't use Facebook.
This is also a solution - the best - but let's be realistic and admit that life can't do without Facebook. The second best solution to this is yes you actively participate and you communicate on a social network, much better affects our well-being. It's not good, but it's the best solution out of two bad ones.
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This advice is especially worth following at Christmas time, when timelines are flooded with photos that radiate warmth, happiness and joy. Viewing such content namely it inspires envy more than happiness. The study states that it is unrealistic comparisons, because individuals publish mainly positive moments, which creates false feeling, that unlike us, others have a perfect life. As said, you can melancholy mood partially flush by publishing own content and communicating with other users.
Judging by the study, this brings fewer negative feelings, but the data is worrying 20 minutes of active use (posting, commenting, etc.) caused significant decline in mood. Mostly because we feel that at this time we have done nothing useful. The research was conducted on a sample 1100 users Facebook.
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