Research has shown Gen Z does see the benefits of putting down their phones. 

Outdoor education organisation Outward Bound surveyed participants from the last five years, aged 20 and under, and found 80% of them wanted to reduce their screen time. 

93% say they feel more productive when they aren’t on their phones. 

Outward Bound chief executive Malindi Maclean tells Heather du Plessis-Allan putting phones down gives teens an opportunity to rediscover meaningful connection and engage with others on a different level. 

With Gen Z themselves saying they want to be on their phones less, Maclean tells Heather she’d like to see social media banned for those under the age of 16, like over in Australia.  

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