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A digital detox is a time without digital devices, such as smartphones. A digital detox is a deliberate break from digital devices to mitigate screen overuse and promote offline activities. [1] [2] Emerging in response to increasing technology use, the practice addresses concerns about screen addiction’s impact on health and mental well-being ...
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Forms of technology addiction have been considered as diagnoses since the mid 1990s. [3] In current research on the adverse consequences of technology overuse, "mobile phone overuse" has been proposed as a subset of forms of "digital addiction" or "digital dependence", reflecting increasing trends of compulsive behavior among users of technological devices. [4]
Proponents of dopamine fasting see a benefit from taking periodic breaks from technologies which are seen as addictive, such as smartphones. Dopamine fasting is the general practice of "fasting" or abstaining from any impulsive and behavioral addictions in order to cope with such addictions and thus attempt to reset to a healthier lifestyle.
Swapping screen time for an all-natural break just got easier thanks to a pioneering initiative from a remote archipelago in Finland. Ellie Seymour downs tech and tries it out
The BBC speaks to three people in a 12-step programme for "digital addiction".
Screen-Free Week (formerly TV Turnoff Week and Digital Detox Week) is an annual event where children, families, schools and communities around the world are encouraged to turn off screens and "turn on life".
A study conducted by David S. Bickham (2021) titled "Current Research and Viewpoints on Internet Addiction in Adolescents" found that internet addiction is a growing concern among adolescents, with many spending a significant amount of time online and exhibiting problematic use behaviors, such as compulsive internet use and withdrawal symptoms ...