I'm trying to reduce my screen time (atleast on the phone) and tried to setup Digital Wellbeing app on my Android phone. When I looked at the dashboard, I can't believe I spend 2~3 hrs each day on the phone.<p>I do not use social media other than Hacker News and Reddit, but still my phone keeps me addicted to it. Mostly it's YouTube, Web, Reddit and HN. Every time I browse through these sites, I assume I spend 10 mins but the actual stats reports otherwise.<p>How much time do you spend and what are your strategies to reduce your phone time?
The problem isn't your phone. The problem is you are a monkey that has been given a window into a world with an endless supply of the things that primates like. I would advise meditating for 20 minutes every day. It won't solve your problem but it will help you control it.
I also spend hours a day on my phone. Mostly in the evenings, but also during the day.<p>My childhood memories are my dad either sitting at the kitchen table and reading a newspaper, or him lying in bed reading Dick Francis.<p>It's the same thing basically. Human minds like cheap distractions, especially if there are no other urgent things to do.<p>At a superficial level it seems like a flaw ("There must be more productive ways to spend the time"), but I'm sure there's an evolutinary reason why we are like that.<p>Maybe these distractions are a way to prevent us from overworking, because mindlessly reading stuff is a lot less exhausting than doing something productive for 14 hours a day. Maybe it's a way for our body to rest when we're not ready to sleep yet, or something.
I use phone for 3 hours/day and I'm now on the progress to reduce time spending on phone by have more workout activities, find a remote job. You can also try to find a new hobby such as cooking, reading, or maybe listening to a podcast.