Screen time report
Time to pay the piper. When I wrote yesterday about my commitment to reduce the time spent on my phone, I didn’t realize that I’d have to come clean so soon. (One thing I’ve noticed in retirement is that weekends tend to disappear. One weekday is pretty much the same as the next, so it’s hard to keep track. I’m aware of the privilege reflected there.) But here it is: my report of phone screen time for last week. I’m happy to say that it’s lower than the week before, and a good bit lower than the 4-5 hours I was spending. So the commitment I’d already made has had an impact. I’ll also say that I’m discounting the time in Fitness (timing my workouts) and Insight Timer (timing my meditation). Perhaps that’s cheating, but I’d argue that I’m not really engaging with my phone while those are open. I spent just over 7½ hours with those apps open last week. Call that an average of 1:04 each day, which lowers my daily average for last week to 1:47. I’ve not yet worked up the courage to delete the Proton Mail app from my phone. I’m pondering that.
It occurred to me last night that both Manuel and Kevin offered some thoughts about how they’d spend the time released when they avoid the phone. They both say that they’ll read more. That’s definitely a laudable goal, but I’m already doing a lot of that. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about dipping my toe into the world of tiny experiments. I’ve been contemplating starting another such experiment, and I think I settled on one this morning. That’s where I think I’ll be spending the time I’ve freed up; I’ll write more about that soon.
