In 2016, the University of Pittsburgh conducted a study assessing the effects of social media habits on the mood of users, and as expected, there was a direct correlation between time users spent on social media and overall happiness. Like many of us, I subconsciously fall into the endless cycle of looking at my phone ad nauseam, opening and re-opening Instagram, reading curated news headlines, or checking phantom texts. It’s much better than boredom. Yet, under the square content pieces lie ...