How I escaped the trap of social media trends

There is nothing wrong with loving trendy items. But endlessly chasing the newest trends can be tiring and quite wasteful. And now, with the microtrends, I can't even keep up anyway.

Here are some ways I escaped the trap of social media trends and try my best to be intentional while still being active on social media :) I hope you guys enjoy the video!

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[quorrakai]

I deleted my social media in 2017. I watch YT but it’s curated to my interests.
I don’t miss social media one bit. Life is peaceful and less noisy. Not being bombarded by strangers telling me how to live is amazing.
Live your life for yourself and your immediate community. Social media is fake and shallow. And I agree, everyone is turning into a sheep walking down the zombie road.

[slaghanam]

When every single influencer on planet is selling one or other thing. Constantly telling us the necessity to buy something to achieve something, you are the only ONE who's putting effort to stop this madness! Thank you for existing

[jennamont]

Social media is basically just advertising. If you participate, you’re either going to be the advertiser or you are going to be the consumer.

[naila_saleh]

„You can‘t buy a lifestyle“ is probably the most important lesson I am taking from this video.

[xDRickiexD]

Taking a social media break showed me how most of my unhappiness resulted from comparing my life to other people's lives, the way my body looked to the bodies of beauty influencers. But when I started to look around in the real world, I realized that most people are not extremely model-like beautiful. They live an ordinary life, and are not constantly travelling the world. That gave me such a peace of mind and I'm now happier than ever and really fine with not knowing what is trending on social media.

[userl]

When the same aesthetic is trending and a coffee shop in Los Angeles looks the exact same like the one in Amsterdam or Tokyo. People start to crave authenticity more and more.

[kalinaluz]

Sophie, you are so at the point with the replica competition nowadays. I call this copy-paste mass culture. There is no creation, just a copy - paste - forward actions. Tik Tok book recommendations, no thanks, I am an old fashion reader. What about listening to the quiet whisper of the books in the store!? Finding the right book for the right moment needs practice just like the intuition and the mindfulness.

[tiffanycraig]

Another thing that I did that helped me not get swayed by the trends is by decluttering my email box. The spam emails really get to me, and makes me want to purchase the new and exciting things. The constant distractions make me buy things mindlessly, and I have noticed that by decluttering, I can really focus on what I like, and what I love.

[m.h.t]

Your message reminded me of the current videos from Joshua Becker where he covers 7 habits to overcome consumerism. So far he talked about 5 habits, 2 more in his upcoming video
1/ Recognising the benefits of owning less
2/ Find the culprits
3/ Eliminate the triggers
4/ Consider the full cost (not just the price tags, but time, space & mental energy)
5/ Gratitude & generosity

[Carole]

I am my own unique person. I don't care what some random person on social media says the latest trend is. I buy needs, not wants. I don't want to be like everyone else. When did people just lose their identities and stop thinking for themselves???

[silvervixen]

Whenever I have the urge to purchase something advertised to me, I watch one of your videos or some other minimalist/frugal youtube channel and that always sets me straight!!! Thank you!

[tiffanycraig]

I cannot agree with this content more. The microtrends really do drag us down. Now I make conscious decision to buy each item, rather than following a trend that I may not even like. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, as always!

[isadorasmiles]

Sticking to a low buy where I only spent money on things that were only necessities was how I shifted from not wanting trends anymore. I finally realized that the things I need will eventually present itself in time by just living my life and paying attention to intrusive organic thoughts of things that could enhance my life instead of being influenced. It allowed me to stop my impulsiveness all together and I’ve changed my mind on a lot of things. Now I’ve shifted my attention to art again which I haven’t explored in years and has given me way more joy than scrolling ever did. For me, I realized my wish list needed to be an item list on my phone where I saw all the things I wanted. Making a wish list in the app itself wasn’t helping. Putting it all in one place helped me rank which item I truly wanted vs another. Thank you for inspiring me on my journey to minimalism. Your content has helped me so much ❤

[veronicab]

It's the damned phones. If we spent more time offline, self actualising or at least knowing ourselves, we might have a decent original personality. But we're too much online, being sheep.

[tracynorman]

This has been my favourite video for a long-time! So many are repetitive and it's hard to find something new and refreshing. Loved this, so thoughtful and true, thank you ❤

[bethwoodward]

This video really spoke to me, I have been having the same thoughts about social media and how everyone has become a cookie cutter of each other and everyone looks the same, which is terrifying. I am determined to not get caught up in this and keep my own sense of identify with my home and style. Thank you for your beautiful and inspiring content xxx

[craignovy]

Amen to so many of the comments. Sophie your whole persona demonstrates your beautiful uniqueness! Your channel should be watched just to see how to be oneself.

[SakshiSingh-oitg]

The point where you said that now a days, everyone is trying to be a replica of the current trend! It just hits you hard when you pay attention! This is a beautiful video ❤❤

[anettesinn]

You got that right. I don't care for trends. I buy what I like, love, and wha charmes me.. ❤

[stranger.in.a.strange.land]

I love how honest this is, Sophie. I've been watching your content for the last two years and almost fell into replicating some of the very-personal choices shown in your videos as the one-and-only-true-way of minimalism. How ironic... Replication is so easy to fall into.