A research study explored the impact of heavy smartphone use on cognitive functions by blocking internet access for participants for two weeks. The findings revealed significant enhancements in mental health, attention span, and subjective well-being post-intervention. Despite the pervasiveness of smartphones in modern life, the study indicates that humans may not be psychologically equipped to constantly engage with digital connectivity. This two-phase experiment involving 467 participants highlights the potential benefits of reducing smartphone reliance and encourages reflection on the effects of our digital habits.
Smartphones have drastically changed our lives and behaviors over the past 15 years, but our basic human psychology remains the same. Our big question was, are we adapted to deal with constant connection to everything all the time? The data suggest that we are not.
The intervention was relatively short, but ended with significant improvements to the participants' mental health, attention span, and subjective well-being.
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