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#WorkOnYourself: How self-improvement has become a toxic trend on TikTok
Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter TikTok is full of tips for self-improvement, helping us find new ways to be more productive, peaceful, efficient, self-compassionate and well-rounded every time we switch on the app. Self-help hashtags are growing in popularity – #WorkOnYourself has 119.5 million views, #GetYourLifeTogether has over 40 million and #SelfLoveLifestyle has nearly three million. It seems like everyone is scrolling for self-improvement, and it’s made so much easier with seemingly countless videos at your fingertips – but the pressure to be…
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How self-improvement has become a toxic trend
TikTok is full of tips for self-improvement, helping us find new ways to be more productive, peaceful, efficient, self-compassionate and well-rounded every time we switch on the app. Self-help hashtags are growing in popularity – #WorkOnYourself has 119.5 million views, #GetYourLifeTogether has over 40 million and #SelfLoveLifestyle has nearly three million. It seems like everyone is scrolling for self-improvement, and it’s made so much easier with seemingly countless videos at your fingertips – but the pressure to be better all the time can get overwhelming. Surely we can’t all be bettering ourselves all the time? And at what point does our desire to be better actually become a burden? Social…
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Behind the Screen: ‘That girl’ trend offers over-idealized outlook on self-improvement
With a growing digital world, social media can be used to highlight self-improvement practices, but the popular notion of sharing one’s best life does not always equate to living it. In “Behind the Screen,” columnist Yana Edelen will explore the intersection between social media and wellness trends and consider how the psychology behind the former can impact the journey of self-development. (Maddie Rausa/Daily Bruin) ‘That girl’ breaks down how to level up in life. Popularized on TikTok, the trend encompasses a genre of online lifestyle content that centers around building routines and the prioritization of wellness and self-care, digital creator Alice Cappelle said. As a female-centered extension of hustle…
