I Spend 7 Hours a Day on My Phone... I'm Addicted & Here's How I'm Trying to Stop. 

... Sidenote, I was thinking today about how its become socially acceptable to pull out your phone during slow moments in a day, but if you pulled out a book, you'd seem rude (or unhinged). All the time people check their phone at work, scroll a bit while at dinner with friends, scroll while riding (not driving) in the car with a friend. The times I have pulled out a book instead, really got some odd reactions

I love you for having such a realistic starting number - these content creators who say they’re on their phones for 3-4 hours a day are lyyyying 😂 #unexpectedlotr

I knew my obsessive Instagram scrolling was a problem. Now most of my screen time is filled with reading a book on the Kindle app. Healthier? I'm going to say healthier lol

not me being on my phone while watching this. fine. I'll try to quit. AGAIN.

I bought my e-reader to help me not be on the phone, mindlessly scrolling myself to sadness. It worked well for a few years, got lots of comforting reading done, but lately as my anxiety has been high I'm back on the doomscroll game 😭. I hate being in a vicious cycle. I think the flip phone era was a sweet spot. We could all stay in touch easier, but we weren't constantly tethered to the web or each other.

i desperately want to break my phone addiction too 😭 i feel like phone use is such a good procrastination tool because committing to something really fun when you have stuff to do feels so illegal. i'm gonna challenge myself you've inspired me!!

thanks for the motivating video! I bought a flip phone off of a sweet old man this week and i feel reborn

I wanna spend this summer off my phone, like I just want to enjoy summer for what it is and make youtube videos again

Thank you for this reminder! I, too, was shocked when I learned that my average screentime (phone) is 7hrs. 😱 I have 8-5 work that requires me to look at a computer screen almost the entire day. It horrified me to realize that when I’m not sleeping or working, I’m just glued to my phone screen gahhh

I grew up with no computers, no Internet, and I don't know if that is involved, but tech "addiction" does NOT bother me at all. As long as I am still doing my walking, praying, reading books, library visiting, writing, socializing to the extent I do so, etc. then my time spent "online" (on the phone) is also fine.

Very weirdly appropriate timing. My phone broke today and it’s really shown me how much I struggle to be in the present at dead points in my day (waiting for the bus etc.) but it’s also meant I persevered with reading my book which I initially was struggling with but now really enjoying!

omg the true paris-texas VIBES of this new sweater LOVE IT AAAAA

Ironic that you put this video out...as I want to get out of the habit. Also ironic... I'm using my phone to Pinterest ideas of how to spend my time😂. I'm over my consumption with social media...to the point of boredom. Great video...so needed... it's perfect!❤

I feel like I’ve been battling an addiction for years… I’m at a point now where I just have to practice mindfulness daily about what I want out of life. I have had social media deleted and an app that forces me to take a deep breath when I open my browser lol. but STILL I struggle and contemplate if I should just pull the trigger and switch to a flip phone. I just don’t think it makes sense because I still use it for navigation, as my camera, and music (and audiobook) player! so the pursuit continues in how to make my phone an effective dumb phone

Im sorry you turning to the side in those shorts while doing the robot has me dyyying 😂😂😂 11:18

This is the perfect timing .. i spend 8 to 9 hours on my phone daily and i was thinking i’d challenge myself to lowering that number next month (didnt think of how to do it tho😂)

I soooo needed this. I have a phone usage problem. Though I do (excuses) use it to film, edit and upload all my content. But that doesn’t make up a daily average of NINE HOURS!!!! Madness. So I need to sort myself and my life out. Hahaha. Loved the diaries of this. And that jumper you rummaged was lush!

I love your parents house! Im only two minutes in but ive seen all i need to. Not really im gonna keep watching and loving the ambiance of this house while u try to stay off ur phone and read books (u go girl!) heheh

Mine's 9 hours daily 😅 but then again I use my phone as ebook reader so...

it's not even my phone for me, it's my laptop! youtube! how long have I been on here today? please don't tell me....

You remind me so much of Caitriona Balfe!!!! (She plays Claire in outlander)

Always love a cinematographic video from the booktube queen!!

You are soo silly in your videos, I love this 💖 randomly I came upon one of your book videos and now I am an avid watcher

i love your parents’ house! it’s so so beautiful, my dream home ❤

Your outro music was sick. 🎶 You are always such a joy. Thank you for being so fun & generous. ♥️

I would like to recommendt you a very good book: Digital Minimalism. I love how you can adapt your life with the essentials of digital consumption .

just joined your channel, watched 3 videos and from now on i absolutely in LOVE with your content!

the luke outdoor boys bit HAHAHAHAH I love this video!! 🩷🩷

Aaaah, the irony of me playing sudoku in the corner while you talk. A great video! I am also very anti-phone but... well.. yikes!

I think you’re seriously brilliant

I think using google maps and listening to music and podcasts are fine things to use your phone for, but it is also very nice to have your brain off with no distractions to just chill out and be bored

Hi, Ana. First time watching your other video on quitting alcohol. You are absolutely so fun t listen to and i dare add , so cute. Keep doing what you do. You’re amazing and a natural. Good job!!!!!!

This is so inspiring! I might try this for myself ngl

Love the honesty. We need to talk about this more. That said: seven hours is a lot. My average screen time on my phone is 3 hours. But you can add 3 hours on my iPad to that. So, I have a problem too! When to read, when to write? I had to erase Instagram, RU-vid, Twitter and Facebook from my iPhone to reduce screen time.

Love this! I cut down my own screen time a few months back… but does watching this on my phone count if I’m also crocheting? Haha

Thanks!

Thought to myself I needed to be off my phone more and then see this 🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️

omg I need to do this / something like this. I've been dogsitting for a week and heading back home tomorrow. I had a plan to read more and watch a movie a night while eating dinner or something like that, but I literally spent my time on my phone and on my computer 🤥😬🙃

you’re so funny 😂😂

The iPhone has a feature where you can set a time limit on how much time you can spend on an app. When you hit that limit a notification pops up to see if you want to continue. Many times I do continue but it does make me more conscious of how much time I’m spending on certain apps.

I have timers set on basically all my apps. Thw app can be used a certain amount of time then it won't open until the next day. I also turned on grayscale at night so scrolling in bed will be less attractive. It did help lower the amount of time I'm on my phone. Now I just have to start reading more.

just checked my screen time and since sunday avg is 3 hr 23 mins…. not too shabby but i’ve also been sick so usually it’s way more… it’s interesting to see how certain apps cause me so much stress and when i delete them it leaves so much more space for other things (also josh o’connor in challengers YUP)

watching this on my phone rn ❤

that transition at 7:20 💅 * insert martin scorsese this is cinema meme *

09:32 this looks like a shot from a horror movie (and I mean this as a compliment)

this was suggested to me at the perfect time- I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with this atm I'm struggling with consuming and not creating and that's sending me into sprials and I'm getting overstimulated by Instagram and everything

I too am on a Josh O' Connor kick. Re-invigorated my interest in "The Crown". Made me think Prince Charles was maybe kind of handsome...?

Challenger good movie!! 👍☺️😘 🤔 So, when are we going to meet mom and dad? 😐

Though I admire the honesty and overall message of this vid, I just wanna say that it's chill to be on your phone for more than 2-3 hrs!! That google maps and RU-vid and music can be useful in life fulfilment!! I think calling your phone usage "bad" or "good" and quantifying each minute can be more of an obstacle to freedom from phone addiction than useful!

This feels all too familiar, especially if you’re someone like me who works from home and is alone most of the time

It may not be practical for a content creator to pursue the goal of not *using* their phone at all outside of a daily allottment of X minutes for any reason. Might it be more feasible to make the effort not to *waste* time on their phone? Delete social media apps and you'll probably have 3 hrs phone-free immediately per day? I don't have any social media apps on my phone. I use it for texting, checking email, reddit scrolling via browser, take pictures out of necessity, checking google maps to strategize travel routes, looking up a variety of needed information on the mobile browser (what time an establishment closes, which Barnes & Noble has a product in-store, restaurant menus for takeout).

Omg Sven

If my family didn't suffer from consistently hectic nights, I would gladly give up the phone. Being part of an eight-person household is not easy.

Beware everyone, Gandalf jumpscare 😳

It is not where you are now, it is where you are going and how are you going to get there. There is no future in scrolling is there?

Adam Driver dream, pray tell Sincerely someone who finished the show Girls last week xoxo

Please stay on your phone to make your Videos so i can keep my big phone habit. I’m not one to believe going to rummage sales is preferable to being on a phone. I have a question you may choose not to answer, but I’m curious, do you have a full-time job besides reviewing books for RU-vid?

You don’t have to explain “dream of Adam Driver”. The real ones get it. We’ve been there.

You went to a rummage sale and you didn't buy any books ?

There is something phony about this episode. They even have service up yonder? The actor playing you in the reenactment part in the beginning looked just like you! The next IOS has AI that TELLS you how much time to use the device.