Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World · chapter 6 · id deep-work-c6-03-newport-claims-that-for-most-k
“Newport claims that for most knowledge workers, quitting social media entirely would have negligible professional consequences because their value comes from deep work output, not online network effects.”
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Hunt et al. (2018) - No More FOMO: Limiting Social Media Decreases Loneliness and Depression, Journal of Social and Clinical PsychologyDOI registry: valid
Limiting social media use to 30 minutes per day resulted in significant reductions in loneliness, depression, anxiety, and FOMO compared to the control group.
Tromholt (2016) - The Facebook Experiment: Quitting Facebook Leads to Higher Levels of Well-Being, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social NetworkingDOI registry: valid
Participants who quit Facebook for one week reported significantly higher life satisfaction and positive emotions compared to those who continued using it.
Harvard Business Review: Research - Quitting Social Media (2017)FLAGGED: dead link (404)
Researchers found that while quitting social media made participants happier, it also made them less informed about current events -- suggesting the trade-off is real but unequal across professions.
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