The prevalence of technology use in the education system has increased the need for students to be constantly updated. The phone, as a portable tool, offers numerous advantages, but also increases the risk of addiction due to algorithmic developments, affecting the quality of life and stress level. This study aims to identify the level of stress and the need to disconnect from the phone during study time among students of the 'Luigj Gurakuqi' University. The findings in this study show that 40% of students use the phone for more than 5 hours a day. Out of 2645 Bachelor level students, 11.57% (n=306) participated in the study and the average stress score, according to the SSI (Student Stress Inventory), resulted in 119.83 points, which indicates a moderate level of stress, close to the border for severe stress (122-160). 65.35% of students reported that reducing phone use time can improve the quality of daily life, while 45.1% admitted the difficulty of disconnecting from the phone. This study can serve as a basis for other studies on the same topic and contribute to raising student awareness, as well as developing alternative ways to address the impact of phone use on mental health.

Admir DahatiHow can you be yourself, living in a world that tends to teach you how to live? Antiquity marks the beginnings of philosophy, with the expression hardened over the centuries: “Man, know thyself”, and to this day literature suggests the continuity of this tableau. The recognition of life as a sacred gift to be lived is the main stimulus that the human being must inject throughout the stages of development. However, the pressure of the “social air” has infected the influence of personal truthfulness with prophecies created by society itself for the benefit of itself. If we base ourselves on the historical context, it is suggested that the change of the self is a consequence of evolution, taking into account the social need to show strength and power for survival. The constant wars for territories, for royal chairs with red cloth, the sick ambition to have the reins of everything in hand has forced the transitions from originality to temperament induced by intense neurotic needs. In order not to rely on subjective orientations and conclusions, reasoning carried over from the early collective unconscious, we can rely on theories approved by scientific leaders at the time, discussing them according to our era: the era of social media.