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When You Block the Internet on Your Phone, Something Astonishing Happens Mentally (futurism.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] OBXDadLife@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

SN: Not that I'm a fan of it, but maybe this is one of the benefits of RTO. I have always found that building rapport in person is better than doing it online.

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah there's some truth to that. Working at home can be lonely in my experience. But on the other hand you save all the hassle with commuting.