Introduction: IRL (in real life) -- What to expect -- Disclaimer -- Part one: Know your self(ie) -- When psychology meets technology -- The link between our brains and social media -- Oh, no- it's FOMO! -- Four ways to back yourself out of the need to check in -- Why do we even care about other people so much? -- How we absorb selectively positive information -- Is your connection to your technology making you sick? -- Why do we keep going back for more? -- Name it to tame it: identify your pain points -- Career -- Relationships -- Your legacy -- File a complaint -- Running on negative fuel -- Sometimes you're where you're meant to be -- Happiness hacks: tips for getting out of a rut -- Get real with your rut -- Part two: Staying positive -- Feeling lost isn't always a bad thing -- Map it out -- Partner up -- Why mentors matter -- Guiding lights are gifts -- We all make mistakes -- Bouncing back when the job search goes sideways -- How to recover when you've made a mistake on the job -- What to do if you chose the wrong career path -- How to switch career gears -- Sometimes being rejected from something good is directing you to something better -- How you can turn rejection into resiliency -- How to hold on to your happiness while you're waiting for your big break -- How to be the star of your own life -- Part three: Taking back your happiness -- How to outsmart your bully -- Are you being bullied? -- Stay in your own lane -- Start with kindness -- Are you creating a toxic environment? -- Know your rights in the workplace -- Know your rights -- How to report bullying and harassing behaviors at work -- Is your boss an asshole or a harasser? -- The mean-spirited egomaniac boss -- The inept boss -- The combative boss -- The money-hungry boss -- The "buddy-buddy" boss -- The micromanaging boss -- The inappropriate boss -- The all-of-the-above boss -- Part four: Building what makes you happiest -- Starting your side hustle -- Shawna's story: starting a brownie company from scratch -- Erica's story: powering up your podcast -- How your family, friends, and followers can help you fundraise -- Manage your side hustle money -- Figuring out what to focus on -- How to reach the right audience -- Tips for brands and the influencers who want to work with them -- Legal advice to set yourself up for success -- How to act like a boss -- Be aware of your unconscious bias -- How does your company measure up? -- Why being nice makes you a better leader -- How you can be genuinely nice without being a brownnoser -- Creating a positive office culture -- What to do when it's time to sell or close up shop -- Expanding your reach and platform -- Get the media to bite -- Getting published -- Part five: Happiness is not a pie -- Navigating the friendshift -- Some common causes for friendshifts -- How to rally when you're the odd one out -- Sometimes you experience a life change your friends can't understand -- Managing a long-distance friendshift -- Sometimes it's circumstantial -- Being single is not a life sentence -- Image starts with "I" -- What will you contribute? -- If you are new to dating -- For those dating online -- Dating stories from the "stranger than fiction" department -- If you are the only person in your group who is single -- If you don't feel like dating -- If people make you feel bad about being single -- If you are too busy to date -- Mastering the skill of letting go -- Let go of X to get to Y -- If you are in a bad relationship -- Happiness is not a pie -- If your happiness score could use a boost -- Part six: Finding your happy place -- Turn your pain into purpose -- How you can pull power out of pain -- Learning to live with loss -- How giving back can help you manage grief -- Why doing good makes us feel better -- Find your passion -- Why Alysia Reiner became an actor and an activist -- How to find your passion -- Amplify your activism -- Two questions to ask yourself before taking on too much -- Know your why -- Is this a good time to take this on? -- How to turn your mission into a movement -- How to run your own event -- Ready, set, goal! -- When in doubt, remember the whenevers -- Your #Unfiltered terms and conditions

Award-winning television journalist, YouTube influencer, and keynote speaker Jessica Abo breaks down relationships, career, and community in her first book Unfiltered: How to Be as Happy as You Look on Social Media. This book was written to help readers love their lives-especially when it appears everyone has it so much better than they do. These pages are here to help identify want they'd like to change, support them through those changes and help discover and reconnect with what makes them happy.

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