Thoughts on instagram reels/short videos and productivity?

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Short-form videos, being self-stimulating and content-rich, capture attention with minimal psychological effort. Prolonged consumption of such content may primarily engage the lower-order cortical brain regions, such as those associated with emotional processing, and suppress activity in higher-order areas responsible for self-control and attention.
Thing is nigga, I enjoy watching edits of ppl and stuff, yet shit makes you addicted.

Pros:
Dopamine
Reminds me of how ugly I am and pushes me to improve stuff

Cons:
A shit ton of cope looksmaxxing methods that just spike my cortisol
Addiction
Shorter attention span = less productivity
 
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Thing is nigga, I enjoy watching edits of ppl and stuff, yet shit makes you addicted.

Pros:
Dopamine
Reminds me of how ugly I am and pushes me to improve stuff

Cons:
A shit ton of cope looksmaxxing methods that just spike my cortisol
Addiction
Shorter attention span = less productivity
ig reels are way funnier than tiktok videos
 
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bro im talking related to productivity...
if productivity was important you probably wouldnt be posting this on org no? having fun is important too and yeah in terms of productivity watching useless reels and tiktoks will be a waste of time (Water)
 
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if productivity was important you probably wouldnt be posting this on org no? having fun is important too and yeah in terms of productivity watching useless reels and tiktoks will be a waste of time (Water)
The only thing that I like is that those videos remind me of how ugly I am and then they push me to do stuff.

For example for the past months i didnt have that and due to not having that I barely did anything for my looks, now that I watch them again im doing stuff for my looks

I dont know thought?
 
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The only thing that I like is that those videos remind me of how ugly I am and then they push me to do stuff.
just put posters of terramoggers in your room or some shit and it will do the same without wasting your time idk lol
 
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in terms of productivity reels are useless
the only benefit in reels is hobbies, such as fighting tips from accounts based on that or whatever
reels is basically just a distraction that rots your brain
 
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Thing is nigga, I enjoy watching edits of ppl and stuff, yet shit makes you addicted.

Pros:
Dopamine
Reminds me of how ugly I am and pushes me to improve stuff

Cons:
A shit ton of cope looksmaxxing methods that just spike my cortisol
Addiction
Shorter attention span = less productivity
I like it

I got called Hitler irl once though by some girl because they saw some reels I liked, probably a good idea to be more selective with what I like publicly :forcedsmile:
 
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in terms of productivity reels are useless
Water but kinda solid 2. These bp edits really make me aware of my ugliness and make me more productive in terms of looksmaxxing stuff
thats the thing what do you think about that?
the only benefit in reels is hobbies, such as fighting tips from accounts based on that or whatever
reels is basically just a distraction that rots your brain
 
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I like it

I got called Hitler irl once though by some girl because they saw some reels I liked, probably a good idea to be more selective with what I like publicly :forcedsmile:
I have mine on private and no irl person follows me and i dont post myself
 
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more productive in terms of looksmaxxing
yea it depends on your algorithm if it increases motivation then its good
but obviously not all reels are like that and it pulls you in with the dopamine brainrot content
 
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Productivity is cope if you are sub HTN, anyway.
 
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yea it depends on your algorithm if it increases motivation then its good
but obviously not all reels are like that and it pulls you in with the dopamine brainrot content
Im talking about those videos:







Some of em make me sad which indirectly motivates me to do more looksmaxxing related stuff etc. call me corny but it is that way
 
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Its enjoyable at times but I think just keeping it in moderation will just be ok
 
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I have mine on private and no irl person follows me and i dont post myself
I have over 1k, my pfp is myself and use my full name as my username lol

I might go through and remove all my likes, I’m being a bit retarded
 
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I have over 1k, my pfp is myself and use my full name as my username lol

I might go through and remove all my likes, I’m being a bit retarded
#I_wanna_make_Mossads_Job_easier :feelskek:
 
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