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this happens to a lot of people who live inside performance metrics. it’s not that social media wrecks your self-worth, it just *quantifies* it. then suddenly your brain ties “am i enough?” to “how did that post perform?”
what’s helped me (and clients who work in social) is separating **identity from instrument.**
you are the person who *uses* social media, not the person social media *measures.*
a few habits that help: start your day creating something that doesn’t get posted anywhere, a note, a walk, a thought. it reminds your brain you exist offline. secondly, schedule an offline “cool-down” windows the same way you schedule content, treat rest as a task, not a reward. last, track *inputs*, not *outcomes* once a week (did you show up with clarity, not did it go viral).
metrics tell you reach. meaning tells you worth.
keep those two files separate.
