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fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

I Used to Be Addicted to My Phone. This Tiny Piece of Plastic Changed Everything.

For a guy who spends eight hours or more on my phone fairly often, the results have been good. According to Apple's screen-time reports, days in which I "brick" my phone correspond to anywhere from 25 percent to 50 percent less time on my phone. I've set Brick to withhold all social media apps and a few others, like the MLB app, so that I cannot wind myself up by checking Pittsburgh Pirates scores.
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LGBT
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Brianna was addicted to her phone - this is why they should be banned in school'

A mother demands a statutory ban on phones in schools after her transgender daughter, Brianna Ghey, suffered addiction to harmful online content and was murdered.
Digital life
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

Escape the grip of your phone-a guide to living offline

Off-grid living offers self-sufficiency and a return to nature to escape smartphone-driven information overload and restore authentic, simple daily life.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Japanese town proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones

"The two hour limit... is merely a guideline... to encourage citizens," Toyoake Mayor Masafumi Koki said in a statement.
Digital life
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Japanese town wants residents to limit smartphone use to two hours a day

Toyoake urges residents to limit smartphone use to two hours daily to address online addiction, sleep deprivation, and related physical and mental health concerns.
Digital life
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Alarming New Study Finds Smartphones Ruining Our Brains at Unprecedented Speed

Smartphone addiction is significantly deteriorating brain function, especially in Generation Z.
Digital life
fromDefector
1 month ago

How To Put Down Your Phone And Read A Book | Defector

The allure of smartphones is distracting people from reading and negatively impacts well-being.
#digital-detox
#mental-health
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago
Mental health

How to quit your smartphone addiction, guided by science DW 07/17/2025

Smartphone addiction negatively affects mental health and is prevalent across all ages.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago
Mental health

Why Your Constant Phone Checking Is Digital Self-Harm

Constant distraction from phones harms mental health.
Excessive phone use is linked to anxiety and loneliness.
Reducing phone usage can exceed antidepressant effects.
Mindful scrolling can help combat compulsive behaviors.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Why Your Constant Phone Checking Is Digital Self-Harm

Constant distraction from phones harms mental health.
Excessive phone use is linked to anxiety and loneliness.
Reducing phone usage can exceed antidepressant effects.
Mindful scrolling can help combat compulsive behaviors.
#digital-wellbeing
fromMail Online
1 month ago
Digital life

'Dumb' iPhone with no internet, games or social media goes on sale

The Sage phone aims to reduce screen time by eliminating internet access and engaging apps.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Digital life

Could a digital diet' help me fix my bad phone habits?

Smartphone addiction can be managed by tracking usage patterns and acknowledging the need for change.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

A Phone (That's Not a Phone) to Help You Stop Using Your Phone

"I was like, 'I'm going to commit to the bit.'"
Gadgets
Digital life
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Internet is baffled by woman's transparent phone - and the explanation is even wilder

The 'methaphone' is a transparent acrylic mock-up designed to explore smartphone addiction through social experiments.
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