6 min readDec 22, 2025
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My phone told me an uncomfortable truth last October.
“Your average daily screen time for last week was 6 hours and 47 minutes.”
I burst out laughing. Not because it was a joke — rather it was a misperception. I do professional work. I read books. I work out regularly. I am not the type “one of those people” who cannot disconnect from social medias and just scroll all day long.
In the end, I opened the categories.
Social media apps: 7 hours Work and finance: 1 hour Playing games: 51 minutes
In that instant, I got an uneasy fee…
6 min readDec 22, 2025
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Press enter or click to view image in full size
Photo by Jonas Leupe on Unsplash
My phone told me an uncomfortable truth last October.
“Your average daily screen time for last week was 6 hours and 47 minutes.”
I burst out laughing. Not because it was a joke — rather it was a misperception. I do professional work. I read books. I work out regularly. I am not the type “one of those people” who cannot disconnect from social medias and just scroll all day long.
In the end, I opened the categories.
Social media apps: 7 hours Work and finance: 1 hour Playing games: 51 minutes
In that instant, I got an uneasy feeling:
My phone wasn’t the one taking my time. I was the one giving it away, momentarily, in small and forgettable ways.
Five minutes in the morning. Three minutes while waiting for the kettle. Ten minutes “just to chill” after the job.
None of it seemed to be a problem. All together this was my life, dripping away.
This post is not about the necessity to get rid of your phone, moving to the forest, or punishing yourself and trying to become disciplined. I never did…