You Won’t Believe How Much Time I Average On My Phone

I was taking a walk through Target this morning and a new notification popped up on my screen. This notification alerted me my screen time usage for the week. It was on average 4 hours and 14 minutes a day. Lets do some simple math. There is 24 hours in the day. I sleep about 10 hours a night (I know, I’m lucky, right?)r so that leaves 14 hours of functional time in the day. I used 1/3 of that time on my screen. CNN reports people spend over 10 hours on their screens a day!  The appropriate screen time uses for an adult is 2 hours a day and less than 2 hours if you’re under two. 

In my previous post I mentioned I am cutting Facebook and Instagram from my daily routine. Also with reducing social media I am wanting to cut down on my screen time as well.

On a good night I lay down around 8pm but on most nights I don’t even get to sleep until 10pm. I am using 2 hours a night on my phone. As I am typing this post I am realizing I could gain 2 more hours of sleep a night by cutting my nighttime screen ritual!

Here are some tips on how to cut down your screen time:

  1. When you head to bed plug your phone to charge on the opposite side of your room. That way your phone will not distract you from sleeping.
  2. Simply turn your phone off. People can call your landline in case of an emergency. And if you don’t have one, VOIP (voice over IP) is really inexpensive.
  3. Create an alarm on your phone to notify you when a period of time has passed.

Screen time is where Social Media addictions originate from. Without our devices there is no social media.

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