Day 29 of 45
0 days read · no streaks, just days
Day 29 of 45 · 0 days read · no streaks, just days
Phase 4 · Desert
Day 29: Your story lives seconds
“Most using Instagram see your story for 5-10 seconds and posts for max 30 seconds.”
The effort we put into posting is out of all proportion to the attention it gets. Others aren't thinking about your story; it's gone in seconds.
Sanket's 5–10 seconds is his own observation, not a measured statistic. It fits wider findings on how briefly attention stays on any screen: Gloria Mark's research reports attention shifting every 47 seconds on average. Likes are not the same as someone thinking about you.
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If phone or social media use is seriously affecting your sleep, studies, work or relationships, or you feel low or unsafe, please talk to a professional.
- Tele-MANAS: 14416 or 1-800-891-4416, free, 24×7.
- NIMHANS Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT clinic), NIMHANS Centre for Well Being, BTM Layout, Bengaluru: 080-26685948, nimhans.wellbeing@gmail.com.
- In an emergency, call 112.