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Half of the participants were randomly assigned to the following task: do not use Facebook for one week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>THE RESULTS<\/h2>\n<p>After one week without Facebook people reported:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Significantly higher level of life satisfaction<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Increase in their social activity<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Increase in their satisfaction with their social life<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Feeling happier<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Feeling less sad<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Feeling less lonely<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Feeling more present in the moment<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Feeling less stressed<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Less concentration difficulties<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>THE REASON: FACEBOOK ENVY!<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 5 out of 10 envy the \u201camazing\u201d experiences of others posted on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 out of 3 envy how \u201chappy\u201d other people seem on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 4 out of 10 envy the apparent \u201csuccess\u201d of others on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cInstead of focusing on what we actually need, we have an unfortunate tendency to focus on what other people have\u201d.\u00a0 Social media is a non-stop great news channel. 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