THE EXPERT GUIDE TO SELF-CONFIDENCE

1 FUTUREPROOF YOUR FEED

● It makes a serious difference. In one small study, researchers from Cornell University in New York found that students who sat in front of their own Facebook profile reported a greater boost to self-esteem than those who sat in front of a mirror or pictures of themselves. They suspected that the boost was down to the way in which social media gives you control of how you present yourself to the world. As for the overall impact of social media on self-esteem, the jury’s out, with most studies pointing to a need for further research. But if your own consumption is dragging you down rather than building you up, there are steps you can take without going cold turkey. “It’s easy to forget how much control you have over the content you consume,”