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How Many Extra Books Could You Read If You Quit Social Media?

posted by Fnord666 on Monday August 19 2019, @03:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the Harrison-Bergeron dept.

canopic jug writes:

Emma Charlton at the World Economic Forum summarizes a report that finds by cutting out three 10-minute social media checks a day you could read as many as 30 more books a year.

"Just a couple of five-minute breaks every hour are hundreds of hours yearly," the Omni Calculator's creators say. "You cut your social media time by half, and you still get plenty of time to read, run or earn money."

It recommends turning off push notifications that appear on your screen, deleting some apps, calling your friends rather than messaging them, and taking short holidays from all social media once in a while.

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday August 19 2019, @04:13AM (3 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Monday August 19 2019, @04:13AM (#881967) Journal

    " by cutting out three 10-minute social media checks a day you could read as many as 30 more books a year."

    Geez...what could you do by cutting out ten 3-minute checks?

      Download more porn?
      Download 30 short stories?

      Write ten Aristarchus articles and see them all rejected? ;)

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday August 19 2019, @05:08AM (2 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday August 19 2019, @05:08AM (#881989) Homepage Journal

    It'd take me longer to write up ari subs. I'm a far better troll than a shitposter.

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    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday August 19 2019, @08:37AM (1 child)

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 19 2019, @08:37AM (#882035) Journal

      Yeah, I know about your Dunning Krueger affliction, no need to repeat yourself so often. (grin)

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