Dopamine, Smartphones and You: A battle for your time

Re:Dopamine, Smartphones and You: A battle for your time by afarrell on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:01AM (#28851068)

Alongside this, maybe set yourself up on calendly.com with some open time slots and tell people:

  "I'm taking a break from social media. If you'd like to get in touch with me, email [email protected] or click on [my calendar link](https://calendly.com/) and pick a time for a phone call"

Will some people think you're odd for doing this? Yes. But it is better to miss out on 10 shallow connections and gain 1 deep one. Face the FOMO.

> productive to society

A better question: Are you really deeply connecting with the people you talk to or are you just wandering?

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Re:Dopamine, Smartphones and You: A battle for your time by wibagusto on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:30AM (#28851290)

Please don’t forget that these platforms are designed to be addicting.

What you’re suggesting is akin to: “why not smoke occasionally to take the edge off.”

It’s about losing mental focus if you ask me. If you’re an occasional user, your mind is still going to be roped in.

They have an army of scientist who’ve proven these facts already and social media companies exploit us all.

I agree with the idea of establishing deeper connections: but take them offline and have a cup of tea or video chat. There’s simply better options.

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Re:Dopamine, Smartphones and You: A battle for your time by afarrell on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @12:20PM (#28854155)

Calendly no more addicting or engaging than a dentist’s website. It just lets you schedule a phone call or video chat.

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Re:Dopamine, Smartphones and You: A battle for your time by joeberon on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:12AM (#28851158)

Quitting social media is not really about FOMO, it's about the fear of being bored due to not having anything else to fill that time.

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