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Ep. 246: Kids and Phones

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Negative Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health

Researchers think social media is causing these negative impacts on mental health. Why does it do this? Let's look in particular at social media first and then we'll broaden out the smartphones. John Heit: Loneliness was already so pronounced because of smartphones among American teens that adding isolation through lockdowns actually didn't even make a big of a difference.

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