Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life..., Katherine Ormerod
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life..., Katherine Ormerod
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Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life

Author: Katherine Ormerod

Narrator: Katherine Ormerod

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Cassell

Published: 09/20/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

'This book is a call to arms from the eye of the storm'
- Emma Gannon, author of The Multi-Hyphen Method

'Enter Ormerod's vital manual, which will help you navigate social media and turn it not into a weapon, but a useful tool' - Pandora Sykes

Do you ever obsess about your body? Do you lie awake at night, fretting about the state of your career? Does everyone else's life seem better than yours? Does it feel as if you'll never be good enough?

Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life tackles head on the pressure cooker of comparison and unreachable levels of perfection that social media has created in our modern world.

In this book, Katherine Ormerod meets the experts involved in curating, building and combating the most addictive digital force humankind has ever created. From global influencers - who collectively have over 10 million followers - to clinical psychologists, plastic surgeons and professors, Katherine uncovers how our relationship with social media has rewired our behavioural patterns, destroyed our confidence and shattered our attention spans.

Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life is a rallying cry that will provide you with the knowledge, tactics and weaponry you need to find a more healthy way to consume social media and reclaim your happiness.

(p) 2018 Octopus Publishing Group

About Katherine Ormerod

Katherine Ormerod has worked as a journalist for over a decade, starting her career as a fashion assistant at Sunday Times Style, moving to Grazia to become Senior Fashion News & Features Editor then on to Glamour where she was Fashion Features Editor at Large. Prior to her career, she graduated with a MA(Hons) in History from the University of Edinburgh and went on to get a Master's in Fashion History & Theory from the London College of Fashion. Katherine has written for the FT, the Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar and the Mail on Sunday.As one of the first to recognise the changing landscape from traditional to digital media, Katherine set up her own consultancy in 2014 to accelerate fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands in editorialising their marketing messages across social platforms. A social media influencer in her own right, she has nearly 30k followers, has been featured in a broad selection of press features and is a regular panellist with experience in TV and radio including Good Morning Britain, Sky News, LBC, ABC News Radio and Radio 5 Live.In January 2017, she launched workworkwork.co, an anti-perfectionism platform where high-profile social media stars and women with aspirational careers share stories from their 'unedited' lives.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kirsty on November 26, 2018

Sure, it has a clickbait-y title, but get past that and Katherine Ormerod is just as ambivalent about social media as the rest of us. We want the good parts of it but not the bad, and we don't want to accept that we can't pick and choose (she says, on Goodreads, which is social media). I learned a l......more

Goodreads review by Florin on March 13, 2021

Concise, relevant, informative and surprisingly personal. Recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on December 27, 2018

3.5 stars - great topic presented in a well structured and well researched way. Working in social media (and being a keen reader on the topic!) means that a lot of this was “old news” for me, but enjoyable nonetheless. Would definitely recommend to people who want more insight into the impact of soc......more

Goodreads review by Sam on February 14, 2024

Very interesting read into social media and it's affects on many aspects of human life. Reading this as a man, it was very eye opening to see the effects it has on women and how the affects of it can differ between genders. Would recommend to everyone to read to understand how to consume social medi......more

Goodreads review by Hollie on February 10, 2019

Really enjoyable overall and appreciated the various topics that Katherine touched on. One quote has really stood out to me from this and has left me pondering: "Maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to leave our distructive habits behind and enjoy social media for what it is: the best 1 percent of our li......more