Young people who have been raised on digital screens will admit that one reason for not cutting the time they spend on social media is they fear it will make them lonelier.

More cutoff from people like themselves, less available.

Judging from my mental health class for the music industry at NYU there is little dispute that their phones are making them sicker.

Some workarounds:  Balance screen time with in-person time.

See the phone, not as a tool (we train ourselves to think of phones and social media as a slot machine searching for something gratifying every time we pick it up).

And our mantra is:  we are more than just a screen, an app or social media.

If you know someone who would appreciate this thought, feel free to pass it along.