You Are the Algorithm: Why Your Mind Works a Lot Like TikTok

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Have you ever noticed how social media — especially TikTok — starts feeding you more of the same kind of content the longer you scroll?

One Taylor Swift video turns into a full-blown fan edit rabbit hole. One clip about healing trauma turns into an emotional unraveling that ends with you buying crystals and journaling under the moon. One sour rant about parenting? Suddenly, you’re being served every tired mom’s breakdown reel from here to eternity.

It’s not magic — it’s the algorithm.

But here’s the part that’s kind of wild…

That’s exactly what spiritual teachers, new-age thinkers, and even modern neuroscience have been trying to tell us about our minds all along.

What You Focus On, You Get More Of

It’s not just social media.

It’s you.

You are the algorithm.

Your attention is currency. And your thoughts? They’re like search queries. If you constantly “click” on worry, fear, or resentment — guess what shows up on your mental feed? More of the same.

The good news? You can retrain your feed.

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