<p>The secret is out… Matt Willis and his wife, Emma, are currently on a 3-week long social media break. They’re doing this alongside a group of year 8 students, whose experiment will be the star of an upcoming Channel 4 documentary.<br>But what does Matt really think of all of this? <br>Before the experiment, we caught up with Matt to ask his honest opinion on social media. Is it a good thing? Bad thing? What’s Matt’s personal experience with it? And how can we start to nurture a healthier relationship with social media?<br>Let’s see how Matt’s opinions change over the course of the experiment. Stay tuned as we find out more in 3 weeks!<br>We hope you enjoy the episode, and if you’d like to share your own thoughts on social, please leave a comment or review!<br>Useful links:<br><a href="https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-orders-two-part-special-swiped-school-banned-smartphones-boldprint-studios" target="_blank">Chanel 4 documentary: Swiped</a>: The School that Banned Smartphones<br>Anxious Generation<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic-ebook/dp/B0CGWS3JQ6" target="_blank"> by Jonathan Haidt<br></a><br>(0:00) Intro<br>(0:44) Daily gratitude<br>(5:14) Matt’s weird relationship with social media<br>(7:03) Do I need to know what’s trending?<br>(8:58) Insecurities and social media<br>(9:42) Social media is not real life<br>(11:59) Engaging with followers<br>(12:45) Social currency <br>(14:21) Life is precious, so how are you using your time?<br>(16:17) Kids don’t want social media<br>(18:15) This is a real addiction we’re not taking seriously <br>(19:05) So what can we do about it?<br>(20:48) Outro</p>
