> I usually feel disheartened and a little self-loathing after doomscrolling on Twitter in a way that I never feel after reading a book or a decent magazine. H

> I usually feel disheartened and a little self-loathing after doomscrolling on Twitter in a way that I never feel after reading a book or a decent magazine. Hey I'm only 30 and had a panic attack after doomscrolling on twitter during one of the heights of the pandemic and having COVID at the same time. 0/10 would not recommend. I have never experienced the same with reading a book. A great read is the "the coddling of the american mind" which talks about the instagram and social media problem with teens. Some of the stats and studies there are ringing alarms that nobody is paying attention to. I think this topic especially needs to be experienced first-hand or observed by a caring parental/teaching figure. I'm fairly young and was one of the earliest generations on social media. I've spent the last 5 years of my life on a quest to moderate my usage on the platforms that I've been addicted to since their inception. I'm even writing a book on the topic about how I've been managing it. > The results in both cases were striking, with clear improvements in a variety of measures of happiness, wellbeing, anxiety and depression. It seems that a break from social media is good for your soul. I would agree with this, but I would extend this to general technology usage and not just social media. As I get older and more senior in my career, the more and more I'd like to just go build a cabin by a pond like Thoreau(Walden). Re-connecting with nature in the meantime has done wonders for my happiness. Perhaps a bit of self-reliance goes a long way in this world where we're constantly comparing ourselves to others on social media.