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.
But what does Matt really think of all of this? 
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?
Let’s see how Matt’s opinions change over the course of the experiment. Stay tuned as we find out more in 3 weeks!
We hope you enjoy the episode, and if you’d like to share your own thoughts on social, please leave a comment or review!
Useful links:
Chanel 4 documentary: Swiped: The School that Banned Smartphones
Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

(0:00 ) Intro
(0:44 ) Daily gratitude
(5:14 ) Matt’s weird relationship with social media
(7:03 ) Do I need to know what’s trending?
(8:58 ) Insecurities and social media
(9:42 ) Social media is not real life
(11:59 ) Engaging with followers
(12:45 ) Social currency 
(14:21 ) Life is precious, so how are you using your time?
(16:17 ) Kids don’t want social media
(18:15 ) This is a real addiction we’re not taking seriously 
(19:05 ) So what can we do about it?
(20:48 ) Outro