Stop me if youāve heard this before...but it turns out Facebook isnāt all that great for us! And new research out of Germany may have found out exactly how bad it is.
According to a study from the Ruhr University Bochum,people who reduce the amount of time they spend on Facebook end up smoking less, being more active and feeling happier in general.And incredibly, the positive effects of staying offline stuck with people for months after the experiment.
Want more good news Facebook addicts?You donāt have to quit cold turkey. Participants only had to spend 20 minutes less each day on the platform to feel better. And study leader Dr. Julia Brailovskaia noted that āafter the two-week period of Facebook detox [...] the improvement of well-being and a healthier lifestyle lasted until the final checks three months after the experiment,ā Dr. Brailovskaia notes.
So if youāre looking for better āoverall life satisfactionā- and who isnāt -itās time to start weaning yourself off of Facebook.Maybe have your friends text you memes directly so you donāt have withdrawals.
Source:Study Finds