The research also looked at how much ‘tweaking’ people tend to do before posting an image of themselves, as well as how many likes it takes to feel good about a selfie.

44% of women said that they would spend several minutes (between one and three) editing their photo before posting it, alluding to using filters or even editing apps to change their appearance.

These topics touch on the darker sides of social media and selfie-taking, such as the addiction we have to positive affirmation through likes and new followers or the online pressures which can lead to dissatisfaction, loneliness and isolation.

As with most aspects of social media, there are good and bad sides. If snapping a selfie makes you happy, then more power to you – and the faster you can get it done, the quicker you can get on with living your ‘real’ life.

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This is how many attempts it takes to nail a selfie