if you're into meditation, you'll probably enjoy this piece a lot.
if you're not into it, or you plan on responding below in a way that suggests you didn't read the article -- you'll appear somewhat as proof of what the article contends. but even if you don't meditate or even spend time on social media, you'll completely understand the weird physical feeling you get from a disturbing thought (a remembrance of a past embarrassment, for example), and the similar feeling you get when you are hit with a tweet (or whatever) that irks you.
the analogy fits: the feelings arising from thinking a troubling thought are almost no different than the feelings arising from reading an upsetting tweet.
the conclusion is to operate social media the same way you monitor your own thoughts - which is to examine what the thought might actually be, and then disarm and discard it. which is what one does often in meditation.
Congratulations to @Ted_Prohowich. Your question was chosen for tonight’s Ask Greg and the Panelists.
@Ted_Prohowich In which "Jeopardy!" category would you be able to answer all five clues?
Congratulations to @bek1 Your question was chosen for tonight’s Ask Greg and the Panelists.
@bek1 What is your "go-to" music for a romantic encounter?
Congratulations to @steve-allen and @derrickhhurd. Your questions were chosen for tonight’s Ask Greg and the Panelists.
@Steve-Allen What task do you pretend you’re no good at in order to get out of having to do it?
@derrickhhurd What is the formula of your success? How has it changed over the years?
My cousin is going to be killed tomorrow. I don't know the time, but tomorrow they are going to start giving him morphine, and at some point turn off the ventilator. He's been in the hospital for 3 weeks now, and his pneumonia is just getting worse.
I agree with the decision to stop life support, he was suffering not living. Age 44.
His father also died from pneumonia. This just seems to me to be too clinical, too 1984. But I think it's the right decision. He leaves a son, Wyatt, named after Wyatt Earp. I leave this as something I remember from Lutheran church and catechism from 25 years ago.
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord smile down upon you.
There was more, but I can't remember.
I want to thank all of you who sent messages of hope on March 20th.
