![]() ![]() I got the inspiration to follow the plan while listening to a BBC podcast. But I have continued to implement elements of the plan into my daily use and it has reshaped how I think and engage with my device. It wasn't always easy - one of the exciting withdrawals was the 'phantom buzzes' in my pocket after turning off notifications - and I'd be lying if I said I followed it to the letter. So I decided late last year to follow the four-week How to Break Up With Your Phone plan, which forced me to delete all my social media apps, buy an alarm clock (yes, they still sell those) and tape off sections of my apartment as no-phone zones. ![]() It laid bare that nearly five hours of my waking day was spent on my phone on average - that's 76 entire days every year lost to scrolling, texting or browsing the web. ![]() But it wasn't until Apple released that pesky screen time feature a few years ago that I was confronted with my phone addiction - by cold hard data. ![]() I got my first inkling I had a problem when my family bought me a birthday card one year with 'I am a phone addict' emblazoned across the front. I used to justify my incessant social media use by telling myself, 'I'm a journalist, I need to be across everything' - even when I was watching animal videos on Instagram. ![]()
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