Screen time report #2
Another week down, and time to think about the time I spend on my phone. I decided a couple of weeks ago that I was going to lessen my attachment to my phone. Serendipitously, I stumbled on Manuel’s post indicating that he and a friend were doing the same. Following their lead, I committed to posting a screen shot of my phone screen time each Sunday for four weeks. This is my second installment.
The main point — my average daily screen time this past week is down 14% from the week before – 2’27“, down from 2’51”. Following the rule (or cheat?) that I set last week, I’m subtracting my exercise and meditation time from that total, which drops my daily average down to just over an hour and a half. I’ll take it.
One other point — not to be too defensive about this, but I’m embarrassed by the jump in time on Monday. That gray area in the top of the bar is when I accidentally left the localsend app open for an hour. I’m just starting to use that app, and I didn’t realize it would remain open and on the screen after uploading a file.
It’s good to see the lower screen time. But I’m feeling even better about the fact that I’m toning down the reflexive urge to pull my phone out of my pocket whenever I have a spare moment. That’s not to say the urge has disappeared, but it’s less intense. In my mind, that’s the real value of this experiment.
Manuel’s report of his screen time includes links to others’ engaged in this exercise. Their week one corresponds to my week 2 since I started this exercise before they did. They’re doing better than I am — perhaps I should push harder? (How is the urge to compete related to the urge to pull the phone out of my pocket??)
