Taylor Swift says turning off Instagram comments does wonders for self-esteem

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Like so many of us, Taylor Swift is well aware that social media can be both miserable and magical.

Ahead of the 29-year-old singer’s 30th birthday, Swift wrote a deeply personal essay for Elle, titled “30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30.” In the essay she shares some invaluable life lessons with readers, including one social media tip that’s made Instagram far more bearable for her: disabling the comments section.

The first lesson Swift wrote about was how she’s “learned to block some of the noise” over the years. She explained that while social media can be great, “it can also inundate your brain with images of what you aren’t, how you’re failing, or who is in a cooler locale than you at any given moment.”  Read more…

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