A lot of us have bad habits when it comes to social media. Whether you reach for your phone the moment you wake up, spend your commute scrolling through your Twitter feed or can’t fall asleep without watching a dozen TikTok videos, we spend too much time scrolling.

One 2024 study found that social media users spend an average of one hour and 49 minutes each day scrolling through their feeds. Of course, there has already been a lot of research into how this might be negatively impacting our mental health. In fact, one 2023 study found that decreasing social media use by just 15 minutes a day could have a noticeable positive impact on mental health. Other studies have shown all of the various ways that social media use can harm our mental health, from decreased attention spans and eroded self-esteem to productivity guilt and less satisfactory romantic relationships.

Is social media giving you nightmares? A new study finds that time online may be linked to poor sleep hygiene