"We recruited 8 teens from the survey, and found they thought they were spending too much time on social media, becoming emotionally exhausted, and felt they had to manage their accounts rather than enjoy them"

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• "These teens reported that while their phone didn't wake them at night, it was a constant distraction during both the night and the day" • "Before bed, these teens used their phone to decompress after a long day, but felt compelled to respond to messages/notifications from friends" • "During the day, these teens said their phones were a constant distraction, both because of notifications and the convenience of immediate use, so they would unanimously use a feature that limited notifications to certain times of the day" • "A survey of US teens (n=770) revealed that 84% had taken a break from digital technology in the last year, spanning a few days to over a month" • "We recruited 8 teens from the survey, and found they thought they were spending too much time on social media, becoming emotionally exhausted, and felt they had to manage their accounts rather than enjoy them" • "They were able to catch themselves when their social media use 'got out of hand,' but wanted tools that helped them track their usage, give gentle reminders when they started to reach 'excessive amounts' of app time, and/or provide subtle suggestions to try offline activities instead"
— Unnamed employee