How to Use Instagram to REWIRE your Subconscious Mind

Social media often gets a bad rep.

‘These tools are destroying society!’

I won’t deny that these tools have a lot of negative effects on society.

However, I am not going to say that these tools are only negative.

Tools used effectively should make the human feel bigger, not smaller.

One tool that gets a lot of hate is Instagram.

Critics say that Instagram plays a role in instant gratification culture.

But I believe Instagram has practical uses.

When used correctly, Instagram becomes a movable visional board.

My Story with Instagram

I once had a bet where a friend said I couldn’t get 200 Instagram followers in 2 weeks.

I accepted the challenge.

I thought Instagram was for girls around 2014.

So, I never thought about downloading the app.

But after the bet, I downloaded it.

I ended up getting 200 followers.

After that, I thought I’d never use Instagram again.

I was wrong.

It was unique seeing what other people were up to.

It was unique posting a picture and getting likes on it.

A few years went by, and I was going through a tough time.

I was waking up early.

As I woke up early, I was like:

‘Now what? Should I go back to sleep or do something productive?’

That’s when I thought:

‘Is anyone else waking up at 5 am like me?’

I went on Instagram and typed in:

• 5 am challenge

Something like that.

Then I discovered a page called the 5 am club.

Something like that.

The page would post a lot of motivational content to inspire people to wake up early.

I followed the page.

Once I followed the page, I was recommended other similar pages.

I followed the other pages as well.

Suddenly, my newsfeed was filled with empowering content.

When I woke up, I did a quick scroll.

These scroll sessions would leave me empowered, not drained.

What I Learned From That Period

Scrolling is a tricky topic.

It can easily be misunderstood.

Some say that scrolling is the new smoking.

So let’s gradually work our way up to the concept of ‘smart scrolling.’

Images play a big role in the subconscious mind.

Images and feelings to be exact.

A lot of posts from the 5 am club were empowering.

Colorful.

The texts were BIG.

I also learned that having a page with a similar theme helped out tremendously.

When most people scroll, they are looking at pages without a theme.

• One second, they see their manager got a new pet.
• The next second, they see their cousin proposed to their girlfriend.
• The next second, they see a friend’s selfie.

Scrolling seems harmless when you only see a thumb moving.

But scrolling has drastic consequences when factoring in the mind.

The mind is being presented with incongruent images.

When I followed all those motivation accounts, I unfollowed a lot of people.

Unfollowing that many people was not smart from my end.

If I were to redo it, I would have created different accounts.

One account would have been for personal usage, while the other account would have been for the movable vision board.

The Power of Vision Boards

Our ancient ancestors had cave paintings rather than cave texts for a reason.

With pictures, we are capable of absorbing the message at rapid rates.

That’s why a lot of religions and cultures have symbols.

Symbols bypass the intellect and resonate with the heart.

Traditional vision boards are stagnant.

A person gets clippings from magazines and posts the clippings on their board.

But when Instagram is used correctly, you create a dynamic vision board.

The type of vision board that is moldable.

It evolves alongside you…

How to Create an Instagram Vision Board

There are a lot of ways to go about creating a vision board.

Here is a sample plan.

1. Create a Brand New Page

Don’t be like me and make a rash decision to unfollow a bunch of people.

It’s better when you don’t mix the personal account with the movable vision board.

2. Create a Theme

What skills are you are looking to build?

That’s your theme.

Is it niched?

Let’s say you want to use 2023 to be a better chef.

Then follow a lot of cooking pages.

Other times, the skill may be general.

Like self-improvement as a whole.

Follow pages ranging from fitness, finance, relationships, etc.

‘What if there is not any content on stuff that I want to improve?’

Then create content yourself!

Get better at the field and chronicle your journey.

Who knows…you may build a following yourself.

3. Create the Right Scrolling Interval for you

Some people will scroll daily.

They wake up and do a quick scroll to feel charged up.

Other people will scroll situationally.

I knew a guy in Toastmasters who made a movable vision board for public speaking.

Leading up to the speech, he would practice a ton.

But the day before his talk, he would stop practicing and would scroll through the vision board.

That’s when he would see clips of powerful communicators throughout history.

Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, Tony Robbins, etc.

This allowed him to feel CHARGED UP.

Find the pace that works for you!

Using Instagram for Growth

There’s a famous saying that goes like this:

First, we shape our tools.

Then our tools shape us.

How are your tools shaping you?

Are you using your instruments to:

• Whine
• Hate on people
• Deflate yourself

OR

Are are you using your instruments to:

• Create
• Empower
• Find winners to connect with

Both paths require creative energy.

How you choose to channel that creative energy is up to you!

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