Sometimes the reason I only share the good stuff is a lot more benign. And some of it is middle-of-the-range-benign with little ways to control it.

Emotional fatigue is a syndrome that comes from having too many things that require an emotional response from you happening in a short period of time. It’s also been called “compassion fatigue” and the symptoms very much intersect with those of depression.

If I am feeling ok, I don’t mind seeing prettier-than-life things, in fact, I often feel they inspire me. However, if I am a bit down on myself, the fire gets worse from the added coal of upward comparison. Is that anyone else’s fault? Not exactly. I compare myself enough to people in real life, that confronting more things I am bad at online becomes downright exhausting.

So what actions did I take? First, I set up some long-term goals. These were loose and a bit broad like a bucket list for the rest of my life.