New Study Finds That Using a Smartphone Makes You 10 Years Dumber

We knew it (we think).

By Braden Bjella

Published 2 months ago in Wow

Have you ever thought that your smartphone might be making you stupider? It turns out, you’re probably 100 percent right about that.


A recent study found that, by simply blocking mobile internet on smartphones, researchers were able to improve mental health more than antidepressants, subjective well-being including satisfaction with their own lives and attention span.


The crazy part? The study only took place for two weeks — and after just, again, *two weeks* of not having a smartphone with internet, participants reported spending “more time socializing in person, exercising and being in nature.”


Yet another reason to get rid of your phone — not that we’re going to, of course.

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