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An educational app offering five minute ‘knowledge hacks’ is searching for a self-confessed social media lover, who is willing to quit it for two months, and be paid £2,000 plus expenses.
This is as part of a study to discover the impact social media and ‘doomscrolling’ has on a person’s productivity, wellbeing and self-growth.
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Hide AdIt comes after multiple studies about social media being a behavioural addiction, as it can increase dopamine levels in the same part of the brain drugs and alcohol can.
The social media quitter will be asked to uninstall the social media platforms they use for social interactions such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube. In addition to uninstalling the apps, the applicant will also be asked to answer a frequent questionnaire and keep a written and video journal to record their experience.
Uptime (the app) wants to discover how much time a person could spend improving themselves and their knowledge - alongside their wellbeing and productivity - if they were to decrease their time spent on social media.
The platform's main aim of the study isn’t for people to delete social media entirely but to cut their time spent on apps mindlessly scrolling, to promote learning, and consuming information that aids self-growth and wellbeing.
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Hide AdThe app also wants to warn people about the risks of ’doomscrolling’, which is where people spend a lot of time on a device reading bad news on social media platforms and news outlets.
Experts have warned that doomscrolling can be harmful to mental health and that social media can be a behavioural addiction.
Studies have proven that when a person gets a notification or ‘like’ they can experience the same highs other addictive substances similarly cause.
It’s also been reported that an average person’s time spent on social media has increased by 16 per cent since the start of the pandemic.
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Hide AdNo previous qualifications or experience are required for the role; however, the app has stated that hopeful applicants must be over the age of 18 and be a ‘self-confessed social media lover’.