With Instagram there was the idea that my life is constantly available for perception and evaluation by other people. I had these thoughts: I’d upload a photo and then I’d view my Instagram story and try to pretend to be somebody else—a stranger—and imagine how they’d see me. I’d be trying to present myself to be legible in a certain way to... See more

There’s really no reason to study any footage of yourself, ever, unless you’re in the company of a voice coach or acting coach or publicist who is asking you to do so. You need to recognize that you can’t process your own image accurately. You look at footage and see a cringey monster. That’s not the way it looks to anyone else. We’re all like... See more