The Daily Motivation

Tips for Sustaining Your Authentic Self on Social Media | Pokimane EP 480

Dec 31, 2023

06:43

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Gaming personality Pokimane shares her struggle to truly belong due to cultural and religious differences. She discusses the challenges of finding relatability and the solace she found in online gaming communities. Pokimane emphasizes the need for self-awareness to find balance between her own priorities and her audience's desires.

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Feeling socially acceptable is different from true belonging, and cultural and religious differences can intensify feelings of not fully belonging.

To sustain authenticity on social media, content creators must balance audience expectations with personal fulfillment and focus on what they genuinely want to create.

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Feeling Alone While Growing Up

The podcast episode discusses the speaker's experience of feeling alone growing up, despite being an extroverted person. The speaker attributes this sense of loneliness to their cultural and religious upbringing, which differed from that of their friends. They were often unable to participate in activities common amongst their peers, which led to difficulties in deep connections and a feeling of not fully belonging. However, the speaker found solace and connection in bonding over gaming with people online.

Feeling Alone and the Struggle to Belong

2min

Challenges of Fitting in and Belonging

5min

Gaming personality Pokimane distinguishes fitting in, feeling socially acceptable, from truly belonging among people who understand your soul. She recalls always lacking deep bonds growing up due to cultural and religious differences that often excluded her socially. Pokimane explains this fostered a lifetime feeling of never quite belonging, with obligations intensifying that sentiment and loneliness. She shares how bonding online helped, but eventually realized occasional disconnect between fans' desires and her own priorities. Pokimane emphasizes needing self-awareness to reevaluate during burnout, seeking to overlap what she enjoys creating and what her audience craves for sustainable balance.

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