Hate everyday

It is 6 a.m… you just woke and start checking what happened in the world since you went to sleep. On every social network, as well as in every news outlet you find sad stories.

Bad news is something we are kind of used to. Some of us have even learned to ignore them. But the hate around social networks is sort of new. And it is produced by us, the people: our kids, parents, friends, acquaintances. It is supposed that we should care about what concerns to our close circle of friends and family. And then there is the unknown people that produces hate and that we get in our timeline because someone we know reposted it or because they started . They are strangers and we are consuming their hate. And we throw our lot also.

Long distance, “inconsequential” hate to strangers, is still hate to our brains. Our brains can’t differentiate between what’s real and what is virtual.

Even worse if this hate is sustained, methodical, hate. It becomes a neural path in our brains and we then become what we do and consume every day.

If we take the time to curate our social networks and those we follow and listen we may turn it into a tool for hacking our happiness and boosting our growth.