

Although, to be honest, that sounds pretty nice too. On the other hand, it also led to a decrease in awareness of the news. Logging off seems to be as positive as you probably expect it would be, leading to increased subjective wellbeing, less political drama and attention span agitation, and increased time spent with friends and family. The study, titled The Welfare Effects of Social Media, from researchers at Stanford and NYU, is being praised as one of the most rigorous to look at what happens to people when they log off. A new study goes a long way toward suggesting the benefits of cutting Facebook out of our lives altogether.

As with any habitual behavior, you might reasonably expect that abstaining would lead to an improved mood and an overall sense of wellbeing.
