The Universal Algorithm

The algorithm on social media has people in a real chokehold! If you’re not careful, you can get trapped in a toxic loop of ragebait. You train the algorithm by the content you engage with. So if you consistently consume content that rattles your nerves, that is exactly what the algorithm is going to continually bring to your doorstep.

You open your app and before you know it, you've spent the entire evening arguing about something stupid with someone you don’t even know. The next day, you log back in and see more of that person’s content and more posts just like it.

Now you’re on the hamster wheel.

You’ll continue to see the content you keep responding to. From the algorithm’s perspective, this makes perfect sense. You’re engaging with this material, so clearly it assumes you want more of it.

When studying the Law of Attraction and the process of manifestation, it helps to define what’s happening as the Universe’s version of the social media algorithm.

Whatever you focus on, whatever you pay special attention to, whatever consistently captures your interest, that’s what you’ll keep receiving.

Your affirmations are a way of training your mind to pay attention to what you want. They help you deliberately direct your focus instead of allowing your attention to be hijacked by whatever is loudest, most dramatic, or most irritating.

So when you spend more time engaging with ragebait than with your actual goals, what do you think you’re reinforcing in your life?

It really is that simple. And it really is that difficult. Most people allow social media algorithms to shape their experience without ever intentionally curating what they consume. In many ways, this mirrors how people live their lives. They feel as though they are at the mercy of the Fates, as if life is simply happening to them.

But there are many ways to steer your experience if you’re willing to take conscious responsibility for where you place your attention.

When you view the Law of Attraction as The Universal Algorithm, it becomes much easier to understand why those of us who study Spiritual Law emphasize the importance of watching your words and monitoring your focus.

Imagine you decide that you absolutely cannot stand women with green hair. You come across a woman with green hair on social media and proceed to comment on every photo, explaining how much you dislike her hair.

(First of all, it is none of your business what color she chooses to dye her hair. Second, if you dislike it so much, why are you spending any time over there? Questions to ask yourself.)

But then, the next day, you open your account and your feed is overflowing with women with green hair.

Now you are irritated. What’s happening?

You spent six hours engaging with green-haired content, and the algorithm interpreted your behavior as interest.

The Universe operates similarly, it’s impersonal. The Universe isn’t analyzing your preferences or trying to decode what you claim you dislike. It responds to what you consistently focus on.

The Universe simply says:

“This person spends a lot of time thinking about and engaging with women with green hair. Say less! Here’s some more women with green hair! Enjoy! 🥰”

 

If you’re not getting what you want from life, just as if you’re not getting what you want from your social media feed, it may be time to reset your algorithm. Deliberately focus your attention on what evokes the feelings and experiences you want to expand. Spend less time reacting to what irritates you.

Move on!

Would you rather see women with purple hair? Great! Now go find the purple-haired girlies and like/comment on their content. Engage with what you genuinely enjoy. Do the same thing in real life.

This way you intentionally change your algorithm!