# Taking a Break from Social Media Makes you Happier and Less Anxious

<https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2022/05/16/taking-a-break-from-social-media-makes-you-happier-and-less-anxious/>

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## What Jamie wrote

There are so many reasons this makes total sense.

> At the end of this week, the researchers found “significant between-group differences” in well-being, depression, and anxiety, with the intervention group faring much better on all three metrics. These results held even after control for baseline scores, as well as age and gender.

Fact.

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT220: Weekly Thing #220 / Ukraine DAO, Nouns, Icebergs](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/220/), Notable

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