It’s all based on my story
My 2022 New Years resolution was to keep my screen time below 50 hours per week. This is over 40% less than the average American! Every week but two (the Olympics and the week I got COVID) I kept my screen time under 50 hours. Even while building this program! It was the culmination of years of attempts to reduce screen time, as I saw the adaption of smart phones and social media as a problem pretty much as soon as it happened.
I Learned Three things
1.
Tracking screen time on my phone and imposing punishments only incentivized me to do things on a laptop instead. All screens need to be tracked.
2.
There is a difference between intentional and unintentional screen time. It’s the unintentional screen time that needs to be reduced.
3.
Our excessive screen use is in essence a behavioral and mindset issue.
Intentional vs. Unintentional Screen TimE
Intentional
Doing your job, which is at a computer
Setting aside time to watch a movie or sporting event
Doing specific research on a topic of interest (and only that topic) online
Unintentional
Picking up your phone because you are waiting in line and bored
Scrolling through social media
Letting a streaming site autoplay videos