Jacqueline Nesi

It's a good question. My sense from the research is that there's certainly a good portion of people, I think probably the majority of people, who feel like they spend too much time on their screens. I think that that's a pretty common experience. Of course, there are plenty of people out there who feel good about their screen use.

It's a good question. My sense from the research is that there's certainly a good portion of people, I think probably the majority of people, who feel like they spend too much time on their screens. I think that that's a pretty common experience. Of course, there are plenty of people out there who feel good about their screen use.

It's a good question. My sense from the research is that there's certainly a good portion of people, I think probably the majority of people, who feel like they spend too much time on their screens. I think that that's a pretty common experience. Of course, there are plenty of people out there who feel good about their screen use.

But I do think it's common for people to feel like they are spending too much time and to not be happy about that.

But I do think it's common for people to feel like they are spending too much time and to not be happy about that.

But I do think it's common for people to feel like they are spending too much time and to not be happy about that.

Yeah, you know, I think that part of what makes us so challenging is that, you know, the screens that we're using right now, phones, in particular smartphones, in many cases the apps we're using on those smartphones, are really designed to attract our attention, like to be hard to put down. Right.

Yeah, you know, I think that part of what makes us so challenging is that, you know, the screens that we're using right now, phones, in particular smartphones, in many cases the apps we're using on those smartphones, are really designed to attract our attention, like to be hard to put down. Right.

Yeah, you know, I think that part of what makes us so challenging is that, you know, the screens that we're using right now, phones, in particular smartphones, in many cases the apps we're using on those smartphones, are really designed to attract our attention, like to be hard to put down. Right.

Like we we know that there are features of our devices like notifications, which sort of ping and remind us to come back to them. Or if we're on social media, something like an endless scroll where there is a social media feed, there's no end to the feed. And so it makes us want to keep going. These kinds of things really make it so that we are inclined to use our devices more.

Like we we know that there are features of our devices like notifications, which sort of ping and remind us to come back to them. Or if we're on social media, something like an endless scroll where there is a social media feed, there's no end to the feed. And so it makes us want to keep going. These kinds of things really make it so that we are inclined to use our devices more.

Like we we know that there are features of our devices like notifications, which sort of ping and remind us to come back to them. Or if we're on social media, something like an endless scroll where there is a social media feed, there's no end to the feed. And so it makes us want to keep going. These kinds of things really make it so that we are inclined to use our devices more.

And I thought, wow, look at her. That's so rare.

And I thought, wow, look at her. That's so rare.

And I thought, wow, look at her. That's so rare.

yeah i think a lot of our use is really yeah as you're saying really habitual really sort of mindless it's not necessarily a choice we're making always to pick up our phone or to do a certain activity on our phone it's really more um that it's just automatic at this point um we've sort of gotten in the habit of using it a certain way um that's one reason why i think that um

yeah i think a lot of our use is really yeah as you're saying really habitual really sort of mindless it's not necessarily a choice we're making always to pick up our phone or to do a certain activity on our phone it's really more um that it's just automatic at this point um we've sort of gotten in the habit of using it a certain way um that's one reason why i think that um

yeah i think a lot of our use is really yeah as you're saying really habitual really sort of mindless it's not necessarily a choice we're making always to pick up our phone or to do a certain activity on our phone it's really more um that it's just automatic at this point um we've sort of gotten in the habit of using it a certain way um that's one reason why i think that um

One thing, one first step we can take to try to improve our relationships with our devices is to think about using it more mindfully. Less mind, lessly, and more mindfully. Meaning just taking a step back and really trying to be aware of the times when we reach for our phones, that automatic unlocking behavior that so many of us do, and really trying to think about when we're using it and why.

One thing, one first step we can take to try to improve our relationships with our devices is to think about using it more mindfully. Less mind, lessly, and more mindfully. Meaning just taking a step back and really trying to be aware of the times when we reach for our phones, that automatic unlocking behavior that so many of us do, and really trying to think about when we're using it and why.