Digital Detox
Do you feel like you’re always spending time on your phone, to the point where it’s difficult to convince yourself to do something else instead? Well don’t worry, because many people nowadays struggle with the same issue. In fact, one recent survey conducted by Harmony Healthcare IT revealed that Americans now spend an average of 5 hours and 16 minutes on their phones daily. Especially with most communications being conducted online and now there being addictive and fun apps you can download, putting away devices and letting your brain take a break becomes harder and harder.
A “digital detox” is basically exactly what what it sounds like- implementing steps into your daily routine in order to lessen screen time and your reliance on using technology. While some people take the meaning of this lifestyle change as in completely eliminating devices for a certain period of time, this trend isn’t realistic or sustainable at all. Therefore, it is important to establish rules, unique to each individual depending on their circumstances, on methods to take the unnecessary extra time on devices and transform them into time spent on yourself and with others.
First, some steps you might utilize to lessen screen time could be small, however beneficial to your health. Some easy and fast methods include turning on “do-not-disturb” mode, setting your own screen time limits on social media/games, or also creating good habits such as leaving your phone in a different room while doing homework. Although the term “digital detox” definitely can sound daunting, it really is all about establishing little changes in your routine that decrease your reliance on technology and therefore, allow you to prioritize yourself.
Studies have also shown that detoxing from your devices comes with many other benefits, including having improved focus, less anxious thoughts and stress, better quality of sleep, and overall positive mood. By choosing to spend a little less time on devices, you’re choosing to remain more in the present and dedicate more time towards enhancing the relationships in your life and the quality of it too. Many people nowadays rarely experience the feeling of boredom, because a phone or laptop is always in reach that easily lets you scroll on Tiktok for countless hours or binge-watch your comfort Netflix show. When removing some of these distractions, it provides time and motivation for one to do fun activities and hobbies that they otherwise might be very interested in. So, take the time you have gained from the digital detox, and use it to find more happiness and pursue your goals.
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