Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What happens when we spend so much time consuming other people’s lives that we slowly forget what it feels like to live our own? 🤍
This video essay is about social media, attention, screen time and the quiet ways all of that noise can shape our taste, creativity, identity and the way we experience everyday life.
I hope this makes you want to put your phone down for a little while, make something, go outside, call someone you love or just sit with your own thoughts for a bit ✨🫶🏼
#videoessay #socialmedia #slowliving
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timestamps:
00:00-01:17 social media, attention and the quiet disappearance of the self
01:17-02:57 chapter one: who are you without the noise?
02:57-04:49 chapter two: a life spent watching other people live
04:49-06:16 chapter three: everything becomes noise
06:16-07:29 chapter four: what happened to boredom?
07:29-08:27 chapter five: the disappearance of the private self
08:27-09:40 chapter six: but I need it for work
09:40-11:09 chapter seven: what is all of this replacing?
11:09-13:19 chapter eight: coming home to yourself
FTC: This video is not sponsored
What happens when we spend so much time consuming other people’s lives that we slowly forget what it feels like to live our own? 🤍
This video essay is about social media, attention, screen time and the quiet ways all of that noise can shape our taste, creativity, identity and the way we experience everyday life.
I hope this makes you want to put your phone down for a little while, make something, go outside, call someone you love or just sit with your own thoughts for a bit ✨🫶🏼
#videoessay #socialmedia #slowliving
Come say hi! 🧸
🎀 Instagram: @nikaerculj instagram.com/nikaerculj
✧ videos you might like ✧
video essay: the love story women were sold youtu.be/geQuyc4orxI
it really was the damn phone: how an analog life gave me my mind back youtu.be/PUAOaqGZNhw
Social Media Detox playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLut3h0JNT-HhxKsvB0N1lL559NTaTSxus
➡️ The Life Design Planner I use (get 50% off with code NIKA50): nikatemplates.com/store/p/lifedesignplanner
👉🏼 the ultimate reset planner: https://www.notion.so/templates/the-2026-ultimate-yearly-reset
💸 The Coplenty Budget Template I use: (get 10% off with code NIKA10): coplenty.com/?ref=nika
📚 self-help books that changed my life: amzn.to/3qhdSM2
📖 my book:
Amazon: amzn.to/3386uY6
contact (brand work only)
email: inquiries@nikaerculj.com
timestamps:
00:00-01:17 social media, attention and the quiet disappearance of the self
01:17-02:57 chapter one: who are you without the noise?
02:57-04:49 chapter two: a life spent watching other people live
04:49-06:16 chapter three: everything becomes noise
06:16-07:29 chapter four: what happened to boredom?
07:29-08:27 chapter five: the disappearance of the private self
08:27-09:40 chapter six: but I need it for work
09:40-11:09 chapter seven: what is all of this replacing?
11:09-13:19 chapter eight: coming home to yourself
FTC: This video is not sponsored
