Important well-being read
Daniel Pink summarizes the results of a study published in PNAS Nexus that examined the effects of blocking mobile internet on smartphones, making them dumb phones. The results were closer to “new medication” than “digital detox,” he says, noting the attention gains were roughly equivalent to reversing 10 years of age-related cognitive decline.
Source: Daniel Pink, LinkedIn, May 5, 2026. Link. The study results provide causal evidence that blocking mobile internet can improve important psychological outcomes, and suggest that maintaining the status quo of constant connection to the internet may be detrimental to time use, cognitive functioning, and well-being.
The mental health improvement was larger than the average effect of anti-depressants in meta-analyses and similar to the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy.”
Image: Link.
Leave a Reply