The world\u2019s most common digital habit is not easy to break, even in a fit of moral outrage over the privacy risks and political divisions Facebook has created, or amid concerns about how the habit might affect emotional health.<\/p>\n
Although four in 10 Facebook users say they have taken long breaks from it, the digital platform keeps growing. A recent study found that the average user would have to be paid $1,000 to $2,000 to be pried away for a year<\/a>.<\/p>\n So what happens if you actually do quit? A new study<\/a>, the most comprehensive to date, offers a preview.<\/p>\n Expect the consequences to be fairly immediate: More in-person time with friends and family. Less political knowledge, but also less partisan fever. A small bump in one\u2019s daily moods and life satisfaction. And, for the average Facebook user, an extra hour a day of downtime.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thinking about quitting Facebook? A major new study offers a glimpse of what unplugging might do for your life. (Spoiler: It\u2019s not so bad.) https:\/\/t.co\/74cuh1qRFB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The New York Times (@nytimes) January 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n