Managing Your Mental Health Is Not Going to Make You a Worse Artist

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I feel like the times in our friendship where you have been struggling the most have definitely been the times wher you've produced the least and performed the least. And i think it's only been recently that i've kind of made more peace with that fact. Cause i think for a long time i thought i was more, you know, in debt to an audience versus just my own ability to exist. How do you set boundaries like that? I think it is, again, like the trial and arror we were talking about before,. When i tried setting some less stringent boundaries around social mediam and thend, when i found that still wasn't working, i kind of went more extreme

After scrolling through your social media feeds, how do you feel? Empowered and connected -- anxious, or exhausted? When stand up, actor, and writer Aparna Nancherla was just starting out, her jokes on Twitter got her recognition in a way that traditional comedy clubs probably could never have. But having built a comedy career for herself, in large part, by being on the internet, she recognizes that social media is not always fun and laughs. Now, for the sake of her mental health, she limits her time online. On today’s show, longtime friends Chris and Aparna talk about the good and bad of social media, and explore some advice on how best to use it-- or even if we should use it at all. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman