Using smartphone for an hour less a day makes you less anxious and more satisfied, study says
Cutting your smartphone use by just an hour a day makes you less anxious, more satisfied with life and more likely to exercise, a study has found. Researchers said it was 'not necessary to completely give up the smartphone to feel better', but they discovered that reducing its daily use had positive effects on a person's well-being. Researchers said it was 'not necessary to completely give up the smartphone to feel better', but they discovered that reducing its daily use had positive effects on a person's well-being The researchers interviewed all participants about their lifestyle habits and well-being immediately after the intervention, one month and four months later. The group who had spent one hour less per day with the smartphone during the experiment used it as much as 45 minutes less per day after four months than before.
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