"A two-week digital detox reversed 10 years of attention decline"

vis Steve Magness

"A two-week digital detox reversed 10 years of attention decline (Castelo et al, 2025). A one-week social media break cut depression by 25% and anxiety by 16%, effects rivaling clinical therapy. And after just 72 hours without a phone, brain scans showed the reward centers were still firing at smartphone cues—even when people swore they felt fine (Schmitgen et al., Computers in Human Behavior, 2025).

We're running on the same dopamine and serotonin pathways as substance addiction. The only difference? The substance is in your pocket 16 hours a day.

Be intentional on how you're handling social media. Yes, I get the irony of this being posted on here. But to me, that's the point. We need to figure out how to have better relationships with this stuff. And that starts with knowledge ... and then taking small actions."

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