Let’s Make This a Thing: Intermittent Technology Fasting
My phone was ruining my life. Here’s how I finally cut back my screen time and started really living.
Ever get lost in an “Internet Wormhole”? You know, when you’re legit reading an article for work, researching something for a client, or even trying to find out something you need to know, like “how to get mustard stains out of clothing.”
One bit of information links to ten facts.
Somehow, you end up reading three articles, playing an interesting podcast in the background, following the leading expert on Instagram, bookmarking five recipes, and buying a new pair of shoes. Ten open browser tabs and three hours later, you’ve blown your work deadline and you’re questioning the meaning of life.
Or is that just me?
I’ve read articles that call screens “digital heroin, turning kids into psychotic junkies.” They say all the screen time is “destroying a generation,” harming otherwise normal brains.
A government study by the National Institutes of Health found that rates of depression and anxiety are indeed rising in young people who spend more time on their devices.
