Actually I stopped, I decided to stop using social media and especially the short content reels and short on YouTube. I started using this software or yes it’s an app and software platform or program at the same time. I pie my phone like three or four years before, where of course I download the app online. Why I started using it? Because there was a lot of people using it and my friend using it also and they invite me to sign up an account on the platform but after years of using it it’s really bad for your mental health and your focus and you are only in front of screen for more than eight hours per day which is the average not the maximum or extreme. I decide to stop using it or before I decrease the hours I use or I watch real and short content then I stop it fully. Explain how you feel about the decision. I’m very satisfying and I feel more comfortable with my life, with my study, with my work. I decrease my focus period. I now I can work or study for five hours continuously without any distractions. Of course, it’s easy to use, so it’s very common with people and it’s really dangerous for your mental health. And there is a new definition called brain rot. The main cause of this mental problem is using short form content. It’s really bad for your mental, for your social life. It’s dangerous than you think.
Band 7+: Describe some technology you decided to stop using. How you feel about the decision you made?
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Actually, I decided to stop using social media, especially the short content reels and shorts on YouTube. I started using this app and software platform about three or four years ago, when I downloaded the app online. Why did I start using it? Because a lot of people were using it, and my friends were using it too, and they invited me to sign up for an account on the platform. But after years of using it, I realized it’s really bad for your mental health and your focus. You end up in front of a screen for more than eight hours per day, which is the average, not the maximum or extreme. I decided to stop using it, or before that, I decreased the hours I spent watching reels and short content, and then I stopped it completely. As for how I feel about the decision, I’m very satisfied, and I feel more comfortable with my life, my studies, and my work. I’ve increased my focus period; now I can work or study for five hours continuously without any distractions. Of course, it’s easy to use, so it’s very common among people, and it’s really dangerous for your mental health. There’s a new term called brain rot. The main cause of this mental problem is using short-form content. It’s really bad for your mental and social life. It’s more dangerous than you think.
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