Reader Q&A #4 | Is there a healthy amount of screen time?
What's the ultimate screen time goal?
The beginning of the year can be such a pivotal time to set intentions and goals for the year ahead. Honestly though, change can happen at any time of the year. Spring is my favorite time for renewal, and I officially quit social media at the beginning of last Summer. But more than ever, I am seeing a lot of people make changes to their phone habits this January. Maybe it’s the TikTok ban (then subsequent reversal) that has people questioning their habits. Maybe it was Zuckerberg’s flip flopping policy. Or possibly, you have just had enough.
Today’s question comes from someone who has been working to make changes, but she’s feeling a little stuck on setting the right goals. I can totally relate with this reader. Simply saying “I want to have a different relationship with my phone” can feel abstract and unactionable. So she asks the question - is there such a thing as a healthy amount of screen time? Ah, what a complex question.
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