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When You Block the Internet on Your Phone, Something Astonishing Happens Mentally (futurism.com)
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A specialized iPhone app was used to block internet access, recording any time that the feature was disabled.

In numbers, nearly all the participants — 91 percent — improved on at least one of the three outcomes, while around three-quarters reported better mental health by the end.

The findings even suggest that the intervention had a stronger effect on depression symptoms than antidepressants, and was roughly on par with cognitive behavioral therapy.

What's driving all this? Ward suggests that the simplest explanation is that the experiment forced participants to spend more time doing fulfilling things in the real world.

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[–] aceshigh 31 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

… the assumption here is that people know what they find fulfilling. Before the internet people would stare at the tv for 12 hours a day.

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I have several very fulfilling hobbies but I don't have enough money or time (especially time) to do them. Hurray.

[–] LovableSidekick 1 points 5 hours ago

I often feel like I don't have time for my many hobbies, then I realize I've just spent 3 hours on lemmy or reddit.

[–] LovableSidekick -2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Yes, we love science unless it's critical of our own behavior, right? Lemme think now... who else has that attitude?