There's nothing wrong with being particular about what you put out there into the world. After all, in a world where social media is a prevalent force in peoples' minds. just what you write and make for the world and their wife to see, is hugely important. For bad examples, see every single ridiculously stupid celebrity rant on Twitter. Ever. Irregardless, over-thinkers have the problem of over-considering everything they put up out there, whether it's a private email or a public Tweet, to the point where they miss the point altogether. Okay, it's not their fault. Not really; it's exacerbated by the recurring trend of people letting their inner dark sides take over their social media accounts or replying to emails when that glass of wine or the result of a boozy night out are still flowing through your veins. If it takes them an extra half-hour to consider everything they're going to say, then so what? Actually, it usually means that they're late replying to everything and that when they construct a funny, well-judged tweet, the zeitgeist has passed and they delete the damn thing anyway for shame of having missed the boat once again. Sigh.
7. Over-Considering Your Photographs In Social Media
Taking photographs as a form of social media in of themselves are the norm for everyone under the age of... well, it's pretty much anyone at this point. Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, it seems like an ongoing contest for people to construct the best photographs of themselves that they can find and tweak them to make their lives all the more significant, fun, life-affirming, and, importantly, better than yours. For an over-thinker who wants a good social media presence, photos can be little ticking timebombs. They consider every photo, crop it and style it and consider with more single-minded precision than an editorial team at Harper's Bazaar. Then the over-thinkers consider the potential context of every photograph, what it could mean... and who could see it. Suddenly the 'fun' photographs of you dressed like a football player and doing shots doesn't scream 'living life to the fullest', instead evoking 'reckless idiot who when investigated by future employer looks unemployable'. Suddenly the photos are either banished away from the main albums, or end up coasting on the hard drive instead. Sometimes no photos are added, and the whole endeavour is a waste.
