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Researchers also interviewed each person about their overall lifestyle habits and well-being one and four months after the experimental week ended. More specifically, the study authors examined how often people were exercising, how many cigarettes they were smoking daily, how satisfied with their lives they felt, and if they were feeling depressed or anxious.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found that both completely giving up the smartphone and reducing its daily use by one hour had positive effects\u00a0on the lifestyle and well-being\u00a0of the participants,\u201d explains Dr. Brailovskaia. \u201cIn the group who reduced use, these effects lasted longer and were thus more stable than in the abstinence group.<\/p>\n
Notably, changing their smartphone habits for just one week appeared to produce lasting results among subjects. Even four months afterward, participants who had been assigned to the abstinence group were using their phones for an average of 38 minutes less per day.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the \u201cone hour less\u201d group was using their phones as much as\u00a045 minutes less per day\u00a0after four months. This group also showed improved life satisfaction, more exercise, and less depression, anxiety, and nicotine use. \u201cIt\u2019s not necessary to completely give up the smartphone to feel better,\u201d Dr. Brailovskaia concludes. \u201cThere may be an optimal daily usage time.\u201d<\/p>\n
People spend more than three hours a day glued to their smartphone screens.\u00a0We search Google, look for directions, check emails or the weather, shop, read the news, watch films and hang out on social media, but Dr. Brailovskaia said this was\u00a0\u2018both a blessing and a curse.\u2019 Researchers said it was unnecessary to give up the smartphone to feel better. Still, they discovered that reducing its daily use had positive effects on a person\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n
There is no denying that people spend a lot of time\u00a0on their smartphones\u00a0now. This is true for youth and adults. It is common to see various people scrolling through their phones. They could be playing games, having a texting conversation with a friend, and scrolling through\u00a0social media.\u00a0While smartphones have a lot of benefits, and they are helpful in our everyday life, they can be harmful. They can take a toll on our wellness and our\u00a0mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Do you need to throw your smartphone in the trash to live your best life? Not necessarily, according to researchers from Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum (RUB), who suggest that we could all benefit from cutting down on screen time, but only a little bit. \u201cThe\u00a0smartphone\u00a0is both a blessing and a curse,\u201d says study leader Dr. Julia Brailovskaia…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronics","category-mental-health"],"yoast_head":"\n