Something I bet no one has ever said to you. And they’ve certainly never said to me, is this:
“Here, do you actually own a phone? I never see you with one.”
Because I look at the world through the window of my phone, instead of directly, for 5 hours a day. 35 hours a week. 150 hours a month. 1,800 hours OR 75 24-hour days OR 10 weeks OR 2 1/2 months – every year.
If 50% of that time I’m looking at utter shite (I am) I get well over a whole month a year of life back, to do anything I like with, if I halve my phone use. All a bit embarrassing. Especially when, from time to time, I claim to not have enough time for this that or the other. Seeing friends. Fitness. Reading. Being with my daughter, Izobel.
I want someone to say this to me:
“Here, do you actually own a phone? I never see you with one.”
In exactly the same way that if we lose weight or get fitter, it’s a nice feeling for someone to notice.
Let’s see what happens.
Data: https://explodingtopics.com/blog/smartphone-usage-stats