5 Ways to Limit Your Screen Time that You’ve Not Tried Before
Outsmart your smart devices before they consume you.
We are using more screens now than ever before. Kids are homeschooling while adults are working from home. So, our screen times have skyrocketed.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that we all have a new soulmate — smartphones. Wherever we go, they accompany us; morning walks, dinner table, and even bathroom.
According to an online survey in January 2021, people spend around 3 hours and 15 minutes a day only on phones, excluding their other screen usage.
Isn’t this an alarming situation?
No matter how hard we justify our screen time usage, we can’t deny the fact that we’re losing focus, experiencing less quality sleep, lack of productivity, strained eyes, and let’s keep mental health issues out of this context.
Besides, if the “work from home culture” and “homeschooling” are here to stay or if it’s the “new normal,” we need to find sustainable ways to coexist healthily with technology.
Being a Mechanical Engineer and a writer, I am compelled to use screens. On average, I have to use the computer for at least seven to eight hours, excluding my phone usage and writing assignments.
