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Digital life
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoI'm Gen Z and don't use a smartphone or social media. It's made me more extroverted and led to deeper friendships.
Replacing a smartphone with pared-down phones reduced chronic distraction, improved focus, and restored peace by removing constant algorithmic attention and social-media-driven mood control.
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoBreaking Free From Doomscrolling: Name the Feeling
Back in 2011, Apple's iPhone ads plastered billboards with glossy images of people traveling, celebrating milestones. The message was seductive: This device is your ticket to belonging and intimacy. And in many ways, those ads weren't wrong. Smartphones made it easier to FaceTime across continents and capture memories-but they also planted a subtle belief: that closeness itself lived inside the device.
Digital life
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoHow your bedtime may be fuelling your social media addiction
People who are night owls have a much higher risk of developing an addiction to their smartphones compared to those who go to sleep earlier, a new study has found. Scientists have discovered that many who stay up in the evening, who show symptoms of loneliness or anxiety, are using smartphones to cope emotionally and are developing addictions to social media, worsening their mental health symptoms.
Mental health
Mental health
fromFast Company
2 months agoAre you a night owl? New Gen Z study ties staying up late to 'problematic' smartphone and social media use
Gen Z night owls show higher rates of problematic smartphone and social media use, driven primarily by loneliness and anxiety, with associated mental-health problems.
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
7 months agoWhy Your Constant Phone Checking Is Digital Self-Harm
Constant distraction from phones harms mental health.
Excessive phone use is linked to anxiety and loneliness.
Reducing phone usage can exceed antidepressant effects.
Mindful scrolling can help combat compulsive behaviors.
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