CF1: Discovering the Truth - Trendy Social Media Thoughts

**CF1: DISCOVERING the TRUTH** **Lesson Title: Trendy Social Media Thoughts versus the Attitude of Gratitude** **NAME:** -- -- There are trendy thoughts that are being popularized by social media influencers, and can have a dramatic impact on the decisions of youth and beginning professional...

**CF1: DISCOVERING the TRUTH** **Lesson Title: Trendy Social Media Thoughts versus the Attitude of Gratitude** **NAME:** -- -- There are trendy thoughts that are being popularized by social media influencers, and can have a dramatic impact on the decisions of youth and beginning professionals. There is a need to examine these thoughts that are spreading in popularity. 1. YOLO, which means "You Only Live Once" can be a positive idea which is related to the expression, "carpe diem" or seize the day. As a positive thought, "seize the day" can be a good encouragement for a person to be ready for opportunities because they "knock only once". On the other hand, YOLO can be negative when this would lead a person to be impulsive and jump at decisions without considering the consequences. There is one instance in the Bible of a person who practiced YOLO. In Luke 12: 16-21, there was a rich man who had bountiful harvest---so much that he had to tear down the old storage houses to build bigger ones. Then he said to himself, "I have plenty stored up for years. I will take things easy---eat, drink, and be merry." Then in verse 20 God said to him, "You fool! This very night life will be demanded from you..." ACTIVITY: (25 points) What is your personal point-of-view on the concept of YOLO? -- -- Do you feel that believing in this concept would be beneficial or damaging to your life as a student or to your future professional life? Explain your answer. -- -- Instead of YOLO, what principle do you choose to believe in and practice? Explain your answer. -- -- 2. FOMO, which means "FEAR OF MISSING OUT". From the newportacademy.com it is defined as "the uneasy and sometimes all-consuming feeling that you're missing out---that your peers are doing, in the know about, or in possession of more or something better than you." Seventy-five percent of young adults reported experiencing this uneasy feeling, and it has become easier for people to experience this because of social media where they can readily see the glamorous posts and photos of their former classmates or present colleagues. In the same way, people who believe that they are parts of a group can feel that they are being left-out when they are not invited to social events and activities where everyone else is there on the photo posted on social media. ACTIVITY: (25 points) Have you experienced FOMO? What did you feel? (If you have never experienced FOMO, what is your effective strategy for combatting this negative emotion?) -- -- If not overcome, what do you think are the dangerous effects of FOMO a. On your life now as a student? -- -- b. On your life as a professional someday? -- --