15 Things You Should Stop Worrying About

1. What people think of you on the internet– Who cares? Pay more attention to the people in your personal life.

2. How many followers you have on Twitter – Did you know people actually pay to get followers? Let’s stop pretending a follower count is important.

3. If a celebrity replies to your tweet – They’re just humans that happen to be in front of cameras on occasion. Pandering to them to get a retweet or a mention isn’t worth anything.

4. How many Likes you get on a Facebook status – It’s the byproduct of people passively clicking/tapping a button as they robotically scroll through their News Feed. They’re most likely on the toilet or in line for a coffee, and they probably aren’t even reading the entire thing.

5. How many connections you have on LinkedIn – See #2.

6. How many followers you have on Instagram – See #5.

7. Your Netflix queues – Movies and TV shows aren’t that important.

8. Your Tinder matches – You probably feel too weird to message them anyway.

9. Charging your phone – Let the damn thing die for once.

10. Selfies – Making fun of selfies has become more trendy than the selfie itself. It’s just a photograph. Let it go.

11. Hashtags – #People #Love #ToMake #Jokes #AboutHowManyHashtags #PeopleUse. #GetOverIt. #ItDoesNotAffectYou.

12. Your old high school friends getting married – Of course they’re going to post about it on Facebook. Be happy for them, it’s a major life event.

13. Your old high school friends having kids – It’s not that strange for humans to be fruitful and multiply. Let them be proud of their lives whilst also being happy about your own.

14. Past relationships – Don’t get hung up on the emotional wringer s/he put you through. Grow from your past heartbreaks and appreciate them for making you stronger and more insightful. “There’s a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen

15. Lists on the internet – They’re all just a bunch of contrived bulls#!+. Yes, even this one.

Originally published on Thought Catalog.

Clif Dickens is a graphic designer, writer and person living in Nashville, TN. He is available for freelancing and/or a good cup of coffee.