Do You Need A Break From Social Media?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re the most connected, and the loneliest generation ever,” says Dr. Jack Muskat, Medcan’s clinical director of psychology, describing the paradox of apps like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook. Inspired by a</span> <a href= "https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2021.0324"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> recent study</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">showing that a one-week break from social media led to significant improvements in well-being, Dr. Muskat leads Eat Move Think producer Jasmine Rach on a social media cleanse of her own. It also features context from the bestselling Johann Hari book on the cognitive effects of social media and technology,</span> <a href= "https://stolenfocusbook.com/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out the <a href= "https://www.eatmovethinkpodcast.com/podcast/ep132-do-you-need-a-break-from-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">episode webpage</a> for links and more info.</span></p>