Hard to talk about human experience today, without mentioning scrolling. Because whether checking the news, your social media feed, or messaging app – what you’re actually looking for is beyond capabilities of what those tools can provide…

…Beyond the pictures of friends’ babies and the latest news updates, we look for connection and perhaps – some sense of control, in the hope that by “being in the loop of things” would reduce our existential anxiety.

Since 2019, I built a habit around news and information consumption, which contributed to my personal growth, overall happiness and wellbeing. And in this episode I explore human desires and need behind the impulse of checking the phone, and share my experience of “conscious scrolling”. 

(00:00) Introduction
(03:19) How have I not followed the news since 2019...
(05:21) Why you're compulsively scrolling
(06:41) How "social" is social media?
(09:32) Face your newsfeed, consciously
(15:29) What's the feeling behind our desire to scroll?
(16:31) Comparing yourself to others
(17:41) Searching for: feeling of connection 
(19:11) Let's talk about boredom

Subscribe to learn more about what it takes to be a human being in this and upcoming conversations. You can watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/AtIC3wPT82Y

I would be delighted to connect with you on ⁠Instagram⁠, hear your thoughts and comments about the practice of "conscious scrolling".

Laura Sagen, host of On Emergence podcast

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