My Screen Time is Out of Control (addicted to my phone?)

[@tiffanyferg]

What's your average screen time per day?? mine is too damn high tbh. (Captions are still being processed! They should be up soon.) TIME STAMPS BELOW: 0:00 - intro 1:24 - I need healthy screen time boundaries 1:58 - shout out to Meditopia! 3:20 - #NotAllApps 3:53 - why is too much screen time bad? 4:24 - no quiet time 6:09 - my screen time details 6:45 - my top used apps? KZbin & Stardew Valley 7:20 - "but social media is my job!!" 8:49 - now is a V hard time to digital detox 9:44 - can't handle news & politics rn? my tips to modify your news consumption 10:56 - I'm kinda addicted to productivity apps & digital trackers 12:22 - (some of my fav apps) such as WaterMinder 13:44 - financial apps (Everydollar) + google annual budget spreadsheets 14:07 - FitBit to track my activity levels 15:09 - entertainment trackers... Letterboxd & Goodreads 15:44 - productivity apps encourage us to share our progress, plus they're game-ified with "streaks" 16:32 - Life Cycle is the most dystopian data-tracking app, imo 17:53 - I stopped tracking things for a month.... this is what happened 18:33 - now I'm using a habit tracker (on paper) 19:38 - are my videos extremely contradictory? maybe 21:02 - share your screen time management tips plz!! plz!! comment for the algorithm! 21:49 - the Adidas pronunciation argument....

[@kristina812]

tiffanyferg yess

[@licoriceanimationstudios4187]

Yeah... 14 hours at least 😬😄

[@charlottes1560]

Mine is literally 14 hours

[@berrimeng]

Mine is around 19 hours I believe :\

[@doctorwholover1012]

Before I had a smartphone (age 15) I spent 3 years doing 65 hours a week on my computer while going to school (and working Saturdays from age 14) 😬

[@Dardessia]

_checks today's screentime_ Oh, not bad, it's only 1hr11mins _checks time_ ...oh, it's 1:11am

[@poetry_grrrl]

Sam Cooper this made me laugh ejfjdhhsjdjd

[@chloesmith687]

this just happened to me,, rip

[@torey4322]

Sam Cooper that’s grand

[@kims364]

That made me laugh so hard 😂 truth!! Lol

[@sunnyyyyyyyy01]

ME HAHAHAHAH

[@shaylerbrooke1669]

This gave me reassurance that I’m not the only one that needs constant sounds and stimulation omg, always have videos on

[@chloekathleen1951]

Shayler Brooke yes!!

[@ferreiraisabella]

yes! i can’t do anything without a video/podcast on

[@LizzieEstelle]

Me too girl me too🙌

[@livolson148]

*sees title of the video* me: uh oh, it’s me

[@erickonami1]

actually its tiffany

[@livolson148]

King u right 😂

[@sampwassa428]

@@choicethetaurus good song man

[@aetinyzen]

same 💀

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

same. Yt is getting better at reading out minds. #THANKS2020

[@sapphic.flower]

You know those surveys that are like “what’s your average screen time a day? A) less than an hour B) 1-3 hours C) 3-6 hours D) over 6 hours ... it feels mean

[@nenidetic]

i hate those!! it really hurts when you're waayyyy above 6. if it keeps going like that, I'm probably on Q or something lol

[@__sara__.]

No one in 2020 has less than an hour of screen time a day... The only examples that come to my mind are older people who don't have a tv and babies whose parents are really strict with screen time... If you go to school or have a job your screen time can't be less than 3-6 hours

[@LunaWitcher]

I'm here on a screen literally every moment of every day. I play games and work on my final project for college on my computer, I watch KZbin for leisure and news -everywhere-, I wake up and watch my classes through my phone, I go to sleep listening to sudoku videos... I'm the embodiment of the problem.

[@trashbasically3729]

lmao my screen time per day is fucking 12hrs

[@phylliszirfas9377]

E) over 19 hours

[@rixec4338]

My screentime before quarantine: 2 hours, 3 max My screentime after quarantine: 14 hours

[@naelvincent9491]

bruh

[@lauraeiriarte]

@@naelvincent9491 I love Michael !

[@choicethetaurus]

@@lauraeiriarte ededed dekzbin.info/www/bejne/aZSTnq2Np815nNU

[@earfquake3989]

@@choicethetaurus nice song it's really good

[@sampwassa428]

@@choicethetaurus nice song dude

[@YT-bk9wr]

“About politics... I’m not ready to face it yet.” Honestly 😔 that’s the 2020 vibe

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

Yeah. Best to stay sane in the midst of things

[@soccerruben1]

Same, dealing with the reality that we're in a GE, and dealing with the daily craziness of the Cheeto-in-Chief, it feels surreal and awful.

[@proudprogressive4849]

Ones we get rid of that cancer in the oval office we will all be in a better position. Vote Biden 2020

[@kylepatterson971]

@@proudprogressive4849 good news

[@rosemulet]

What’s funny is that my screen time was 9-10 hours a day before quarantine

[@ashlysamone8062]

Rose Mulet sameeeee

[@sampwassa428]

@HEAVENGOLD LIVE your song is really good

[@annaselbdritt7916]

Saaame

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

we're being more encouraged to use it more than ever. not always bad. but there are definitely exceptions haha

[@scoshi6592]

Same 😞

[@NDiamond25]

Me listening to this video while playing games on my phone: "Y'all hear something?"

[@aflairforthe.evi.]

that's literally me. Any video where a person just talks I'm playing a game on my phone at the same time.

[@oscarthekitty1]

My screen time, is ASTRONOMICAL

[@angelicablas4288]

Jimmy DeHaan hahhaha

[@Laura-wj8ti]

Same

[@oscarthekitty1]

Anyone have a link to her letterboxd account by chance?

[@Brightbeauty411]

I put all my social media apps in a folder labeled "DO NOT USE" and I have a time limit on them, and yet.... I ignore it all

[@akacozymint]

Molly Pocket yeah yeah yeah me too. i just click “15 more minutes” for hours straight because “ignore for today” seems like giving up lmao

[@courtneyrose5507]

Vieve you just described me perfectly

[@dv9818]

That’s me 😂😂😂

[@riell.4021]

sounds so me

[@annewhittemore3771]

Put it on the child’s version so it doesn’t give you a reminder, it just shuts down the app when you run out of time. It’s the only way I can function because I actually have zero self control.

[@Pupkiwi]

Before quarantine : 7-9 hours During quarantine : 13-17 hours Send help

[@moniqueostbye]

B3VD0G same!!

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

mmm, maybe go outside. Refreshments the brain. might work depending on where you live:)!

[@maxcarnegie7784]

Mate I get 60 hours weekly

[@junggiebeom5261]

Same 🥺😂😂😂

[@am-fn2ye]

holy shit I'm glad I'm not alone

[@Lauren-pd4jv]

And I was so proud that I got my screen time down to an hour and a half a day. *THEN QUARANTINE HAPPENED*

[@Alice-gr1kb]

MEEEEEEE MY ONLY OUTLET OF SOCIALIZATION IS DISCORD AND SCHOOL AND I HATE IT

[@jennadavis4135]

DAMN THATS IMPRESSIVE

[@Kamazaki1901]

I saw the notification and immediately thought it said “Your screen time is out of control” and was like rude Siri.

[@thecritter9524]

Lol

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

haha. wait until alexa

[@MandaFandaa]

“For 5 days, you didn’t leave your home at all.” A literal passive aggressive app. Lol

[@maranomore]

Filling the silence is a huge problem of mine!!

[@Agent_Mew_Mew]

same

[@Legitlashes]

I hate silence 😭 the second there’s a lull in a conversation I NEED to speak, it drives my husband nuts 😭

[@farah_lynn]

When you're stuck at home all day there is only so much you can do. As long as I keep up working out everyday, eating mostly healthy and keeping my place from looking like a bomb went off I'm doing good 👍

[@sweetpeabee4983]

This shows my age lol, but I remember when I was in high school, pre-modern smart phone takeover, my favorite English teacher was super into Henry David Thoreau. She was very adamant that we as a society spent too long on screens, connected to technology, and so gave us a yearlong assignment where we were supposed to periodically go sit outside somewhere nice for 15-20 min, unplugged, and journal about the experience. And it's funny, because a lot of people thought she was nutty back then, especially because the journal was such a significant part of the final grade and well, teenagers, but now that my screen time's exploded and I've stuck inside for too long, first thing I wanna do when we get out is find a goddamn tree to sit under!

[@KarolYuuki]

Your teacher looks really great. This is my kind of challenge, wish I could sit under a tree right now.

[@RedPilledAsFuck]

I hope you're not completely staying inside guys, by all means go enjoy a walk or something and sit under a tree! Just avoid people

[@withelisa]

Uhhh I wonder if we had the same English teacher haha, this is rather specific and I still have my journals..

[@julie861]

This reminds me of Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing!! She teaches at Stanford and does the same exercise with her students. I would recommend this book to you if you’re interested!!! Or anyone else!

[@hey8133]

i love doing that.

[@sarahchaika800]

“When you loose streaks you feel like you lost” or the duolingo bird will come for you

[@estertellez4571]

Sarah Chaika especially 80+ day streaks 😭😭😭

[@akacozymint]

i have a 167 day streak and if i lost it i would be sooooo sad. haha idk why it’s not that important

[@estertellez4571]

Vieve I lost mine because my phone got wet on vacation and I had to wait a month to buy a new one. I also had zero space on my iPad

[@julirodas9761]

some people on ig: ughh my screentime is 5 hours,it's so high, i'm addicted me, with my 14 hour screentime: you're trying to challenge me?

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

Haha. its good we know the problem, now we can struggle together xD

[@bellajoella9919]

Same. My data is faster then the wifi and I have unlimited data so its become a problem. I've used 56.53 GB of data this month and there's still a week to go. My average before unlimited data was only 8-11 GB a month.

[@elise4238]

My screen time is also: Out Of Control The only thing that is helping me stay off screens is finding good novels to read!

[@toketoke9479]

I like reading e-books on my phone rather than "real" books.....! rip

[@rosalienmander9357]

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." - Blaise Pascal. Haha, lol

[@sophiarivera7364]

I wanna recommend a book titled “better than before: mastering the habits of our everyday lives” by Gretchen Rubin. It’s exactly what it sounds like, information on how to shape our habits based on our own unique quirks and processes. It’s really heavy on the “on your own terms” kind of strategies rather than a generic set of rules or regulations. Look into it if you’re interested!

[@theflutefreak]

reserving the ebook now!

[@arturintete2461]

*Me feeling guilty while watching this video, scrolling through Instagram, and playing animal crossing at the same time*

[@vicfern]

The only times when I'm not on a screen are when I'm sleeping or eating. The rest of the day..screens.

[@jblking3896]

Same

[@mollywhiteman8956]

Victoria Fernandez i have to watch a video while i eat as well so it’s literally just when i’m asleep

[@Missmay123p]

Molly whiteman same here

[@dagliocchibui]

Me too, and I feel so guilty. I miss reading.

[@anitalenardon7643]

It's kinda sad like do you do nothing all day? No cleaning, walking, hanging out, skin care, studying, working, school,reading, cooking like I can think of a sooo many things you should/could be doing daily

[@risinginvirgo]

i feel personally attacked by the title. but I'm ok with it.

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

😂 been there too. finding ways to cut can help anyone thou

[@ericsanchez9920]

One day last week my screen time reached an all time high of 23 hours and 17 minutes.... I’m ashamed 😳😔

[@AnnieMeyer]

my phone is broken right now and IT IS SO FREEING! I feel like I am much more intentional about my media consumption.

[@tiffanyferg]

a blessing in disguise!!

[@v0lL3yb4llTALL]

lmao why does this make me want a broken phone

[@Ari-ih5un]

I haven't been on my phone in 6 days, but my laptop time has doubled :/

[@lydiaholterman]

honestly you could talk about literally anything and i'd still click on, i like to watch these while doing my hw (which i am definitely doing and not procrastinating)

[@hodelhophopp9386]

Lydia Holterman Same 😅

[@naginoriette7857]

Lately with the whole quarantine thing, I feel like everyone's screen time is sooooo high, but yeah in general mine is super high too. Especially since my only hobby is gaming lol

[@EugeneAxe]

My youtube time alone averages around 8 hours a day right now. Not kidding. I really should take a break from here.

[@nenidetic]

@@EugeneAxe yours is fine compared to a lot of people here, they're working 2 full-time jobs on their phones😖

[@RedPilledAsFuck]

What gaming do you do on your phone? Or do you not mean screen time specifically on your phone

[@MidnightMoonProductions]

personally, im trying to get mine down. I had a problem using the PC in the morning first ever. but with online school for a bit I need to. hopefully there's a way we can go back. but we just gotta wait ig and make time useful.

[@adaezenjoku7527]

@@nenidetic its not just 8 hours, its 8 hours on youtube alone

[@wubranch1]

Haven’t touched a game on my phone in nearly a decade-but my IG and KZbin time is insane. I swear it’s the pandemic’s fault.

[@melis6264]

girl, i was literally JUST thinking about this ! my screentime has been out of complete control :( i went from 4 hours a day to 10 ON KZbin ONLY !! my thesis is on yt as well so but of it is research but still :D

[@peach9643]

same my screentime is whack and most of it is on youtube

[@armitahosseini8683]

My anxiety has been sO high lately! I’m literally so anxious as I’m watching this...

[@highrise]

I was trying to watch a movie yesterday and couldn't stop checking my phone and reading/looking stuff up on it. Realized I wasn't even watching the movie and it was halfway through and I had no idea what was going on.

[@rina4102]

Omg right, to the point where its background noise

[@Legitlashes]

Francy MMuly background noise to my instagram scrolling 😂

[@ylia281]

Gosh same and then i feel like absolute shit like "Did I actually not watch this movie because I wanted to scroll through pinterest?"

[@marvel096]

Omg this video is totally for me. My time is between 6-9 hours and it makes me sick because i feel i waste so much time of the day and also i damage my eyes, but i can't help it :( i put so many limitations to the apps but i always tend to dismiss them. Sometimes i wish i didn't have a phone, honestly.

[@lilymiller8513]

LOVE THIS. I suffer from screen and content addiction, too. I am always listening to something, and I'm often getting content from 2 sources at once (KZbin or Netflix in one tab, Reddit in another). It's awful for me. My head feels so cluttered. My goal for spring break was to do a digital detox, but the first day of spring break coincided with the first day of COVID-19 lockdown, so that kind of fell to shit. Thanks for talking about this Tiffany!

[@MarisDirection]

I'm always on my laptop because of online school. My eyes literally hurt and I want to stop but I can't 😭

[@ceceromano5857]

Maris_Toledo have you heard of blue light blocking glasses? you can buy them on amazon for pretty cheap. the blue light in screens is harsh on the eyes which might be causing your headaches! there are also probably online blue light blocking extensions you can add, and turning on night shift if you have an iPhone works too. Good luck!

[@deliciafernandes9946]

Tip: I switch off my phone from 10am to 10pm, this could be a good start to a pseudo tech detox, however I use my laptop to code, study, watch tiffany's videos hehe. Edit: Love from India!

[@pennylane377]

Okay, so I had a month long break from my phone strictly so I don't call my ex (lmao I know) and around the beginning of this I started drawing daily and I was surprised how good (for someone who never really learned how to draw) my drawings were and I could see progress. Now I'm back on my phone and boy, drawing got way, way harder and also if I put my drawings chronologically there's visable regress. I noticed that I'm more inpatient, because I rush to get back on my phone. I also started looking around and noticed how it affects ability to focus of people among me, this is honestly kinda scary. And yes, I type this comment on my phone 😭😭 help

[@spencerlauren91]

Tiffany justifies her screen addiction for 23minutes straight

[@isaniart]

I know it’s not entirely screen time reduction, but I’m trying to force myself to make art when I want to watch a video, even if it’s just doodling. Then I get to the point of just listening to music so I can focus on the art itself. So I’m not looking at the screen, but I’m still using my phone

[@banapotato6940]

May work for traditional art, but i do digital and profit from it so its screen 24/7

[@tublave5694]

The thing that got me was when I checked my "last 7 days" record in Screen Time and saw that I had spent 23 hours on social media this last week. (That's almost a whole day straight. Ouch.) I'm okay with using my Spotify, Kindle Cloud, LingoDeer/Duolingo, Libby/Overdrive, and Forest Timer apps as often or long as necessary, especially during this time of staying at home. These types of apps help me spend time (grow my brain), whereas on Facebook/Instagram/Tumblr/Reddit/KZbin/Netflix I waste time (stagnate my brain) more often than not. (I'm all for social media and entertainment in healthy capacities, but 23 hours is way too much of my life per week for mindless scrolling+posting.) My goal: stop being a mental couch potato :)

[@djunaskye6220]

11:50 if you love Spotify wrapped, I recommend getting a last.fm account and connecting it to your Spotify! It's similar to Spotify wrapped, you get weekly (as well as yearly) updates. It tells you what songs, albums, and artists you listened to the most, how many songs you listened to each week/year, and what genres you listen to, etc. I love it lol.

[@KaffekanAnna]

I’ve moved all of my productivity to paper, I just get sucked in whenever I open the phone up. That’s one of the things I’ve noticed about myself. So I have a book journal, and a catch all type of thing where I have my budget and write down all of my purchases, by the end of each month I make a little circle diagram of it. A have a to do list in my kitchen and goals in my monthly view in my planner. I’ve been working on my way to use planners and paper like this for years and it’s also a creative outlet. So win win, less screen time and more creative time! Noticed the other day how powerful the writing stuff down really is, I’ve deviated a bit from writing to do lists while working at home and the other day I just had to empty my brain out. And it really made me more focused and on task. It sounds really stupid but it just got so much clearer. Plus I had a new fun pen that felt amazing to write with so I wanted to cross things off 🤓

[@sweetm4ngo]

YOUR HAIR LOOKS GORGEOUS

[@andreaduval894]

Honestly, your obsession with productivity apps, issues with drinking enough water and loving having collated data like Spotify and Lifecycle, just reminds me of self so much!

[@marjee7116]

I literally dont know what to do anymore like.... I cant talk to my friends without my phone.... i cant go out and buy books.... so I read them on my phone... WHAT DO I DOOOO

[@tf7602]

Ya, I even do exercise and yoga with instruction videos from my phone (so it counts towards screentime)

[@sarahsunn7829]

Then honestly embrace it. If you wanna reduce screen time focus on the unhealthy aspects like excessive social media. Talking to your friends and reading and exercise are all great aspects of technology, so use it!

[@dandelion4288]

If you don't like reading on your phone, maybe try ordering books online. Idk if you have access to online delivery rn but if so maybe that would be something to look into. I monstley buy my books second hand online and they come with the normal mail. 😊 Sending you lots of love 💓

[@professorthread]

Girl I ALSO started playing Stardew Valley and it's been a huge escape for me. I was having awful anxiety the other week and it really helped. But it's also made working from home more difficult 🙃

[@liv-bb4vv]

We don’t even wanna TALK about my screen time! It’s an issue but I don’t want to solve it

[@damondominique]

I always say we’re actively fueling The Matrix (and it’s SO HARD to get out)!

[@beccadesantos2326]

I have been procrastinating and being lazy so much, even though I promised myself to do a lot(do lots of homework,read,draw,...). But naahhh my brain decided not to do that

[@reneetaillie151]

Me 100%

[@justaperson4039]

same

[@kdnxnhdhdbfn2769]

Omg me too!

[@dimatadore]

I’ve been reading that it might help to allow yourself one “blue” day a week to just feel bad and feel all the sadness, so you don’t feel like you’re on the verge of a breakdown for constantly keeping yourself together.

[@nintando]

during 5 and a half weeks of quarantine I've managed run out of suitable distractions. it's scary how quickly I went through thing after thing after thing but nothing is stimulating enough anymore.

[@wherethesunsets]

The twitter location was an amazing tip, since I was also getting down the hole of opening it and seeing "the current thing" and just get depressed. So I put Greece. And I have a blocker in my browser that blocks sites per periods of time so I do other off-screen things like sewing some clothes that need a fix, water our garden, go and help with the dishes, etc.

[@aenese34]

Great video! I'm not so much addicted to "screen time" but to youtube (which is on screen but by screen addiction I include social media and other many apps). Honestly it really makes me very sad. I've lost the count on the number of times that I told myself I would start reading more or that I would pick up this movie to watch and then I end up falling back on this black hole of KZbin. I've decided that I'm only going to watch 3 videos per day because I was getting really fed up about the fact that since this whole quarantine began I've wasted my days away going from video to video. Some days I manage to pick up only 3 videos, but other days it's SOOO hard. It makes me feel very weak and like I don't have any control over my life. I would like to add that, please, be compassionate with yourself. These technologies are designed to be addictive! Hell, they literally spy on us in order to understand what our potential interest fields are and give them to us. Creepy as hell. So I can't share the mindset "technology isn't bad, it's us that don't know how to use it". No, technology definitely takes advantage of our human psyche to keep us hooked and to profit, which is always their main goal. So, technology is evil, at least how I see it. And it's not because it gives us some amazing features that it stops being evil.

[@_b_e_a_n_s_]

I remember when I would see like 5 hours and id be like "oh shit" whelp I have a 16 hour average now

[@ridhashaikh8582]

i have like 66 hours a week and 34 were on tiktok lmaoo and that’s just my phone

[@cynthiasmith2334]

queen of helping us stay balanced and grounded

[@mariebechovski4371]

my screen time has actually gone DOWN because i moved in with my family again and all this social interaction keeps me away from my phone - but if i was still living by myself it probably would have gone up like 90%

[@kittenswithbows]

"... back when we could be out and about" 😐 What a 2020 MOOD

[@lb4024]

To drink more water, I fill up my Contigo bottle first thing when I wake up, and I only drink a different beverage once I've finished the bottle. I repeat this throughout the day, making it really easy to get in a lot of water. :)

[@Cocktailkatze]

I really like you being honest about not wanting to deal with certain things. I too have stopped consulting the news and just check when I know new lockdown measures are being announced. Maybe sometimes stuff can wait while we take care of ourselves .

[@todayillbeahippy]

The forest app is a godsend to stay off my phone for me, when I’m doing work. I’ve been writing a schedule each day mapping out my day from breakfast to breaks from work and using the forest app in between so if I go on my phone while I’m working my tree dies

[@arielroy4651]

Commenting for the algorithm. But while I’m here I’ll say that I thoroughly enjoy your videos. We’re the same age and have very similar interests and I think we would make great friends in real life. I’m in grad school so I come to KZbin to unwind and watch mindless stuff.. but that gets excessive sometimes. Your videos are perfect for me. I love analytical stuff and I looooove bullshit stuff like reality tv and silly content on KZbin and I SO love seeing another really bright awesome lady analyzing the same stuff that I like in an educated/critical/philosophical way. I don’t feel like it’s just me and a bunch of 11 year olds on KZbin. Lol. Anyway I’m rambling. It’s 3 am and I did final projects for 13 hours today and I can’t think straight. Are long comments better than short comments in the almighty algorithm’s eyes? I hope so.

[@beccadesantos2326]

Sis my screen time is...let’s not talk about it

[@courtneyrose5507]

The screen time feature on my iPhone is both a blessing and a curse. It’s good to limit yourself but I hate seeing the numbers of how long I’ve bern on my phone. I especially hate it when it tells you that you’re daily average is up. It makes me feel so sad. I feel like seeing the numbers is ruining my mental health. I want to turn off screen time because I don’t want to know how long I’m on my phone anymore. It’s too saddening.

[@Housewarmin]

I wanted to lose weight.i made a bet with myself “no social media until I lost the weight”. On Jan. 1 I deleted all my social media apps. And i have continued to loose weight!

[@crab7405]

Does that mean when you go back, you'll put it back on?

[@meghanwilcox5453]

Isn’t KZbin social media too

[@Kelser0ni]

@@meghanwilcox5453 Nahhh I would argue it's more like entertainment, whether you're social on KZbin or not is your decision.

[@augustm2771]

good luck!

[@zotallyzen]

I seriously love your love for data. I got my bachelors degree in journalism and ended up becoming a data analyst because that’s what I liked more. But your analysis of media and attention to detail really keeps me excited to be alive. Thank you for existing 💖

[@rousseaurevalli9918]

I was staring at my screens ALL the time: when I ate, when I was on my way somewhere, in my bed! I started being more aware of my screen time when I got dry eyes! Trust me... you don't want this. This condition is very, very hard to cure :( and makes looking at screens panful.

[@tsvetinab]

You should try bullet journaling! I used to track everything through apps but it led me to spend too much time on my phone and I didn't like that there had to be a separate app for each thing. I got into bullet journaling this year and it's made my life so much easier! You can customise it however you want and make it fit your lifestyle and you can make it very artsy or keep it minimalistic, it's super versatile :)

[@abrilsaad3395]

Tell me, I clicked this just after one minute of it being uploaded cause I check for yotube videos every minute

[@gmc___]

I love this middle of the road kind of video. So much more realistic. You're great. I needed this. I was watching productivity channels, but I feel like I'm just failing and should give everything up or something all the time. I'm very happy to have watched your vid.

[@hannahboswell]

The segment sectioning on the progress bar is really cool, never seen that before!

[@starstruckbabe14]

A coloring book really helps me: it gets me off my phone, I get alone time and I’m creating something so I feel super productive when it’s done!

[@multifandomgeek9441]

I'm commenting to help your algorithm. My daily screen time is an average of 7 to 8 hours on phone, obviously not including the fact that youtube is always on, on my computer. My top apps are twitter and a sudoku app.

[@cherrynorthful]

I love that your videos take this balanced/both sides approach. It gives me even more to think about long after the video is over!

[@jasminet1981]

I’ve noticed despite loving listening to things like podcasts, music and so forth I do need quiet time. I need time to think for myself without anything external. I feel much better when I have that time :) but yeah, it’s hard not gonna lie

[@Kevin-ok8dj]

i feel this. I sometimes need 10 minutes after a video to process what really happened and think things over. Also it's generally healthy to do have some silence in your life. Btw, I love that you have Sophie from howls moving castle as pfp.

[@emelialouise1967]

I always avoid watching your videos because I see the title and I'm just like... shit that's me. But then I watch them and I feel so inspired. You're always so empathetic about things. Instead of going on about how terrible technology is bad and how I'm a bad person for being on my phone and how you're so much better than me because you did a 30 social media cleanse, you talk vulnerably and productively about the issue. I really really appreciate the environment you've created on your channel

[@AikiraBeats]

I totally agree with this mindset I just started tracking how much I practice my guitar and keeping track of the new music that I find so it's awesome

[@tohaovershell]

I have been really struggling with this addiction lately and you posted this at the perfect time I swear to god. I am so comforted that other people are having the same issue and i understand the struggle. I have always had a problem with a huge screen time but right now it's wayyyyy higher cuz of quarantine !!! Thanks for talking about this, i NEVER ever hear anyone talk about this.

[@zeeenno]

I’m going to get off my phone after watching this! ...I’m going to play BOTW on my switch outside... but I’ll be outside!

[@isa7458]

I really recommend timelapsing things you're doing! Whenever I do hw, chores, or other things it keeps me focused.

[@PowerageOf1970]

I struggled with drinking enough water for a long time. What I started to do was make sure I drank one full water bottle (16oz) at every meal. That way I would have most of the daily recommended intake naturally. And I would only have to worry about having the last portion at some point in the day. Most of the time split between the morning and afternoon.

[@universe514]

i do digital art. so, often when i go to sit down and get off social media, i am still technically staring at a screen for hours. i might be doing something productive, but i’m still staring at a screen. and most of the time, i have my phone right next to me listening to youtube videos since i just need some background noise while i’m working. i would absolutely love to cut down on screentime, but it’s such a big part of what i do daily that i just don’t really know how anymore.

[@franzic4633]

You pronounced Adidas the right way! (Greetings from Germany)

[@auranova7120]

there are so many self-help things out there that almost always just make me roll my eyes, but you, in just being public about wanting the best for yourself/be the best person you can, always seems to encourage me to do the same

[@tiffanyferg]

Aw that is sweet, thank you! Yeah I’m always trying to improve but also trying to be realistic hahaha

[@Pat.lawerence]

gen z over here if I dipped for a week I'd come back to all my friends saying they wanna kill themselves and people thinking I'VE killed myself. bro everyone's depressed we send memes to make sure we're all still alive

[@akacozymint]

Fynn Anantram pretty much. i haven’t talked to one of my friends in weeks but we sent tons of memes to each other every day and i didn’t for like 24 hours and she CALLED me (which is a big deal if it’s anyone except your mom haha)

[@Kate-ni6bp]

For the productivity thing, I would strongly recommend a bullet journal. You can put those paper habit trackers and be creative at the same time, and you can also put deadlines and everything a typical planner has but customized to you.

[@thebeyondz]

Before quarantine I was already at 9 hours 😢 and now it’s 14 hours 😂 I just have a hard time existing in silence?

[@junggiebeom5261]

Same!!! Sometimes I get to 17 hours. Happens to me because I wake up at 6 am

[@SallyLock103emeCaris]

I like that your videos are more balanced than extreme. It's frustrating and tiring to watch people do those all-or-nothing challenges when you just don't have the energy/time/motivation..

[@ri8900]

girl my screen time is around 16 hours a day

[@deanmoriarty6015]

bruh

[@marinova1147]

I just want to share how appreciative I am of you for putting subtitles in your videos. Im sure it’s a lot of work, and as a non-native speaker I’m very grateful for it. Thank you ❤️

[@silviaholm3890]

All of those tracking apps would give me serious anxiety, I'm in the last semester of undergrad and should be working on my thesis but who am I kidding, nothing is happening and I feel really bad and lazy and like loosing brain cells - screentime (phone) in the last few weeks is between 2 and 3 hours a day BUT Laptop/Nintendo/TV not included would estimate like 6 to 8 hours a day

[@surendranan4592]

This is the most relatable thing ever! I keep wanting to lock all my devices in another room or something and just read a book or do something productive. But I just can't because of online classes and my addiction to the internet. Good to know I'm not the only one going through this lol.

[@Samisnotavailable]

I feel like there's something in this conversation as a whole about privilege and phone usage

[@nicoalbarn]

Elaborate

[@papayamya111]

felt all of this so so hard. i’ve been trying to be mindful of my screen time when it comes to social media because i know its (for me) more often than not a net negative and i end up feeling sad/depressed/anxious/jealous/frustrated/angry/etc. iphones let you limit your daily screen time per app in the screen time settings and i set a daily one hour limit for instagram, twitter, facebook (which i have since decided to delete altogether), and tik tok. [i also put them in a folder on my phone called “you’re depressed” and surprisingly having to access them with an additional touch, rather than having them on the bottom bar or on the first page, makes me reach for them much less]. you can obviously still override when the time limit notification comes up but i tend to not do so and usually just put it down. may not work or be possible for everyone, but its been really really helpful for me personally!

[@guaoa5715]

my average screentime is 7 HOURS and yesterday I was 11 ELEVEN E L E V E N HOURS on my phone... spent 8 of them reading books but I still feel really shitty about the fact I spent almost all my awake hours with my photne

[@zoezowey]

I love that you put those little time stamps on the video! And don't feel bad for doing "middle" videos! I like that it's just a conversation/thought starter! a little something to think about

[@josephine2334]

*checks average KZbin watch time per day* 11:51 per day *Gets super freaked out* *Continues watching KZbin*

[@rachelwood2344]

Something that has really helped me is bullet journalling. It means that I can spend time being creative and away from screens and I can still track the things I want to with my habit tracker! It's been a game changer for reducing my anxiety and being more mindful