Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World · chapter 3 · id deep-work-c3-09-scheduling-internet-use-rather

“Scheduling internet use rather than taking breaks from it trains the brain to resist distraction. Digital detox improves focus.”

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Radtke et al. (2022) -- Digital Detox: Effective Solution? Systematic Reviewpaywalled — manual check queued

21 studies, 3,625 participants: effects varied across outcomes. Most studies showed no effects or mixed findings. 'It remains unclear whether digital detox is an effective strategy.'

Digital detox and eudaimonic well-being -- Frontiers (2025)source alive

Found digital detox can enhance eudaimonic (meaning-based) well-being.

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