āIām having a lot of better relationships.ā
Professor Donna Freitas questioned the damage smartphones were doing to young peopleās lives.
āThe fact that no one can focus, that my students canāt sleepā¦ They feel bad about themselves because of social media, and the list goes on and on,ā she said.
Students came out of the experiment wanting to drastically cut their screen time and live more in the moment.
āMy screen time is definitely going to go down, and Iām going start to appreciate my surroundings more because usually Iām looking at my screen all the time,ā Ashley Castillero said.
Maybe they actually paid attention to the world around them. And had the satisfaction of talking face-to-face with others.
I wonder how soon theyāll revert to their old ways.
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