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New Cambridge University lead research showed jumping between unrelated apps correlated with worse mental health.
However, focused, intentional sessions didn't.
"As debates over the impact of smartphones on young people intensify, we urgently need ways to identify which smartphone behaviours are related to poorer mental health. While many approaches focus on specific harmful or beneficial smartphone activities, here we instead suggest that the relationship between smartphones and mental health may partly depend on how users transition between activities."
We built Opal for exactly this.
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School phone bans work great during class, but kids binge hard after 3:15pm.
The real problem isn't banning access - it's learning agency.
That's why 70% of Opal users are students who want to acquire a life skill, not just follow rules imposed by adults.
We need bell-to-bed solutions, not bell-to-bell band-aids.
opal.so/blog/bell-to-b…
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7 day social media fast is a longevity therapy.
Also outperforms antidepressants.
7 day (FB, IG, X, TikTok)
+ well-being +9%
+ depression -9%
+ anxiety -8%
7 day general
FOMO - 13%
7-day (FB, IG, Snap, TikTok, X)
+ anxiety -16%
+ depression -25%
+ insomnia -15%
Bryan Johnson@bryan_johnson
Finished a seven day social media fast. It feels like the most effective longevity therapy I've done. Everything got better: mood, sleep, energy, presence, judgment, relationships, and optimism. Evidence shows a seven day fast produces a reduction of anxiety (16%), depression (25%) and insomnia (15%). The effects felt bigger. Conversely, dipping back in, I can viscerally feel that my body metabolizes social media similarly to a fast food meal, corrosive relationship, hangover, and sleep deprivation. My body hates it. After the previous fasts (40/hr and 70hr), I wrote that social media is pollution. Not a vice or guilty pleasure. It’s closer to water toxins, air pollution and microplastics. This time, the major insight was that social media is a form of intoxication. Alcohol is honest intoxication. It clearly tells you what it's taking from you. Social media on the other hand does not disclose itself as an intoxicant. It produces the sensation of being informed, engaged, and connected while quietly evacuating your capacity for depth and independent thought. You don’t feel drunk, you feel current. But evidence shows that it causes your brain to shrink. The impairment is real by you can't feel it. Making it the more dangerous type. If you haven't tried it, I strongly encourage you to try a social media fast. Even if for one day.
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RevenueCat's App Growth Annual is coming to Tokyo!
Speakers from @elevenlabs, @NotionHQ, @speak @Opalapp and many more
Afterparty featuring Zeebra, 韻踏合組合, Hyper Tamade, Charlu, JOI, and Ken-bo
April 16th
Apply to attend now: raga.tokyo
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Yes! our billboard is having kids theguardian.com/society/2026/f…
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Today, as always, we’re doubling down. We’re putting Scrolling Kills up on a massive NYC billboard
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Incredible visual ad from the team at Opal.
I’m huge on letting your visuals do the talking, not just what you say.
SHOW, don’t tell.
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I completed a 40 hr social media fast.
It’s the longest I’ve been off in years.
What I noticed:
> calmed nervous system
> improved sleep
> improved exercise performance
> boosted mental clarity
> better mood
> greater presence
In short, a powerful longevity therapy. Exactly what the evidence predicts.
The time away showed me that social media has similar effects on my body and mind as junk food.
Watching myself detox from social media, the pattern reminded me of overcoming a food addiction. There was a time in my life where food dominated my cognition: the anticipation, reward, guilt…on repeat. And no matter how hard I tried, it felt impossible to stop.
I eventually fired Evening Bryan, the version of me who overate between 5-10 pm. He couldn’t eat food, no matter the situation. That single intervention collapsed the vicious cycle I was in and allowed me to build systems to avoid overeating entirely. Now I never think about food or have to experience the crushing guilt, shame and regret of unwanted behaviors.
This 40 hour social media break revealed similar patterns that I knew existed but allowed me to experience.
I was unaware of how much cognitive space social media was occupying by checking the timeline, comments and post performance. The role it played in “I have nothing to do and so I may as well check in…”
The same loops I saw with self-destructive food habits.
The vast majority of social media is junk food. The timeline and comments are flooded with rage, meanness, and slop. Terribly unhealthy for anyone.
It makes me grateful for the few voices who are genuinely positive and constructive in their presence.
I’m going to continue with the weekly social media fast and invite you to do it with me. Every Friday 7 pm through Sunday 7 am.
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Still losing sleep over your phone? Break the cycle with Sleep Assist 💤
Available now on Opal for iOS.
apps.apple.com/us/app/opal-sc…
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Losing sleep over your phone? your nights are about to change 💤
Opal for Sleep protects your bedtime and morning routines by blocking distractions when your mind is most vulnerable, while soundscapes, meditations, and sleep stories guide you toward restorative rest and intentional mornings.
Available now on Opal for iOS.
Download Opal today: apps.apple.com/us/app/opal-sc…
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