Do I really pick up my phone 87 times a day?': We asked six people to cut their screen time by half here's how they did

"Taking a book on the commute, deleting social media apps, changing the phone screen to greyscale and even growing a virtual garden all help to stall mindless scrolling Clockwise from top left: Aoife Rooney, Chris Wasser, Tessa Ndjonkou, Arlene Harris, Conor Brummell and Simon Kelly"

"The truth is we are all spending more time looking at screens and evidence shows this negatively impacts us in a myriad of ways, from affecting our sleep, eye strain and headaches to poor mental health, making us more sedentary, causing physical pain to our bodies (thumbs, necks, backs and shoulders) and even causing cognitive issues in extreme cases."

Taking a book on the commute, deleting social media apps, changing the phone screen to greyscale and growing a virtual garden all help stall mindless scrolling. Many people are spending more time looking at screens. Increased screen time negatively impacts sleep, causes eye strain and headaches, and contributes to poor mental health. Excessive screen use promotes sedentary behavior and provokes physical pain in thumbs, necks, backs, and shoulders. In extreme cases, heavy screen use can lead to cognitive issues. Simple behavioral and device changes can reduce mindless scrolling and mitigate these harms.

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