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

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 canopic jug on Monday August 19 2019, @06:40AM (1 child)

    by canopic jug (3949) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 19 2019, @06:40AM (#882009) Journal

    Context switches are extremely expensive.

    So, are people interrupting their workflow with social media checks or interrupting their social media checks with the activities they are supposed to be paying attention too [independent.co.uk]?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @08:40AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @08:40AM (#882037)

    Yes.