In this episode we look at a tiny change you can make to improve your mental health.

Get excited because this is tiny leaves.

Big Jamie. Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leagues. Big changes why I share research-back

strategies you can use to get more out of your life. My name is Greg Klunis and by now you've probably heard that

screens can be bad for your mental health. You may even know some of the reasons why and if you don't don't worry because we're going to be going through some of that.

This is an idea that has gotten enormous popularity in the personal development and pop mental health

space but as today's research article found there's actually some real truth to

it that's why in this episode I want to go through the negative effects of TV and screen usage, the research behind it, and what you can do to improve in this area.

So let's get into it. Some of the negative effects of TV and screen usage include

one TV and screen time displaces other activities such as physical activity, sleep, or relaxation.

Simply put, the more time we spend in front of screens, the less time we spend on things that

could actually be good for us in the both short term and long term,

which is actually a perfect transition into point number two,

which is that the more TV you consume or social media you consume,

the less satisfied you feel and a big part of this is just a lack of

control a lack of feeling like you are an active part of your own life the more time you spend in front of screens

mindlessly scrolling or mindlessly watching whatever on Netflix, the less time you

spend actively engaged with the life that you're living and actively choosing

the things that you want. And point number three is that screen time negatively impacts attention

span.

So over the course of your life,

the more time you spend in front of a screen.

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