I used to play a lot of games on my phone. But I slowly decreased it. Even though now the time I spend on screens hasn't change, I spend it more qualitatively by mostly watching educational YT videos. But I watch on a small screen, that's a bummer!
@FurryFox-Hybrid People make everything that leads to your use of the phone, so there's an implicit relationship there with all those people that make screens and the things you do on them possible...
I understand the the fine line. It definitely depends on the quality of the screen time. Things I watch is mostly creative and informative. I do sometimes get into the bad rabbit hole and endup getting depressed. I should definitely be aware of that and immediately get off screen. Thanks for the unintended advice.
You can have screen time and exercise like if you put a minielliptical under your desk while you watch youtube at 300%, and you can open the window to get infrared radiation on your skin O_o.
Like every other activity in life, if you use the Internet/technology mindfully you'll get more out of it. The problem is that, for modern digital platform companies, your attention is their revenue stream, so they have designed their software to keep you on it as long as possible and to keep you coming back often if you do leave. That's where the mindfulness comes in. Ask yourself: is refreshing my insta/twitter/etc every 5 seconds really making me happy or not? If so, then by all means keep doing it. But if it's just a habit that doesn't really give you fulfillment, do something else with your time (doesn't matter if it uses a screen or not), and check your social media only once in a while when you actually feel like connecting with people.
I actually am glad that they took a more nuanced approach, showing the both good and bad of screens and social media. A lot of older people don't see that side of it and it really makes teenagers and youth feel like the older generation does not understand them.
I agree! I'm 23 and been considered a teenager even though I'm not. Also I like to think that screen time can be both harmless and harmful depending on the person eyesight. I wear glasses and boy, the amount of headaches I get from them is unsettling! I need a new pair!
They don't understand why you always have your face in a screen. We grew up when NOBODY had a cell phone. Very few very rich people had one from 1980 or so. Car phones in the 50s, but like a Rolls Royce. Air time was 1.00 a MINUTE in the 90s. When you probably made 5.75 an hour. Texts were charged, too.
The thought and honesty in this video is great. It's needed in the conversation of what "screen time" is and what 'good screen time' and 'recreational screen time' are, how they affect individuals, and etc.
Online learning and conversations is how I got through my childhood in the 80's. That is way easier to do now, but it's also way easier to fall in traps. Oh the simpler days. I do still love learning online every day. It's by far my favorite thing to do online. My second favorite thing is anything that that lets me directly interact with others - that is things like small group video games or debating on topics I'm passionate about.
I see what you're sayin'. I spent 33 years as a sysop in retail where I spent 60 to 70 hours most weeks, and my leisure screen-time would fall about 2 or 3 hours a week. Now I'm retired and I spend all that time watching YT videos and Netflix on a laptop. No time for snapspaceinstafourfacetwitappagramblr, nor am I pinterested ;-]>
I deleted all games that work on the basis of returning every x amount of hours to “collect”. I felt it really addicting bc you have to return on time to move ahead in the game. Awful. Just awful.
I spent 10 years almost completely bedridden. I could get myself to the bathroom (thankfully) but that was it. I frequently had people trying to pity me but I wouldn't have it. Are you kidding me? If this had happened just a teensy bit earlier, then fine, it'd have been rough, but I had it good! I made friends around the world, picked up meaningful volunteer work that I was passionate about, found a cousin in a mmorpg, and learned French! When I got well enough to get into my wheelchair once a week, my counselor told me to keep it up. I had been feeling guilty for all the screen time and thought I should be doing things "in real life". She reminded me that what I was doing WAS real. FYI, I've been walking for just about a year now. I still spend a lot of time resting, and I spend it watching educational shows like this while I make art that I sell to try to pay the bills that naturally accumulated during my time in bed. I still feel the same way about screen time. It can be a real life saver, and I'm so very grateful to have access to it. Off topic - did you know that Philo T. Farnsworth (inventor of the TV) didn't let his kids watch it? He had envisioned it as being used as a tool for mass education. Obviously computers, and thus the internet wouldn't be here without the TV, so I like to think he'd be happy with the evolution. Anyway, he was my dad's uncle.
Hey, I think you'd like the Foot and Mouth painter's group, if you can find it. A fave painting is made by a guy's feet using a little brush. And impressionist style, too!
Great video. One of my student teachers just posted it to our discussion board to use with our English Language students and I am adding it to my teaching files! Bien hecho!
Unschooling Mom2Mom thank you so much! Stay tuned - we have two more videos coming up in July that we co-produced with Common Sense Media that deal with digital citizenship issues - next one is “What is the right age to start using social media?”
I have always thought it was weird when studies group together my 8 hours on a computer at work, actively thinking and being productive, with me simultaneously scrolling through Instagram while watching Netflix and paying attention to neither. Like you said they're really different experiences.
I think that I am on my phone too much. Even though that occasionally deters me from making time for other activities, I don't think it is necessarily bad for my health. Watching Netflix and RU-vid helps me understand my culture. Anyways, I wear glasses and I love potato soup, so I guess I'm out of luck anyways.
potato soup is better than having fries/chips so at least you love something that is reasonably healthy AND people with glasses r cute. so don't put yourself down for that. :>
I had to partition my screen use. I sanitized my phone by removing all games and social media apps, and my use of it became much more functional: Mainly communication and navigation, where the device itself provides the means, rather than all the other things I can do anywhere and everywhere else. Then I got an eReader, so reading ebooks didn't get interrupted by notifications and other distractions and temptations. That's my only in-bed device. I moved my main PC into the living room and connected it to my TV, so my media consumption is centralized, no matter what it is. Including RU-vid channels. It's also where I do most of my creative work, such as blogging, other writing, and displaying tab sheets while I play. Plus, it's connected to a curved 65" TV, giving me a great visual experience (though my *only* streaming service is Amazon Prime). I have other PCs and tablets, but they're generally single-purpose. My laptop spends most of its time connected to my 3D printer, though I sometimes grab it to do CAD designs at my local coffee shop, then return home to print them. I have no TV or PC or even a radio in the bedroom. My phone goes on the nightstand (it's my alarm), and the eReader winds up wherever it falls when I drift off to sleep. Taken all together, simply moving from device to device helps ensure I don't get locked into an infinite Google search or Wikipedia dive. My screen use is much more focused, and less wasteful. Unless you include posting comments on RU-vid videos.
In this era, it's impossible to limit our screen time of 1 hr and 2 hr per day. Maybe, it's okay to spend 10 hours or 8 hours per day as long as we take a break for at least 10 minutes per 1 hour.
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great video that did magic with my 14y old to have a good exchange about the topic. thank you.
At least half of my screen time is shared with hand sewing (60%), folding washing and ironing (10%), or pedaling my exercise bike (30%). It's either the telly or RU-vid - there's no such thing as good news on the telly and the morning shows just dumb everything down like you're an infant - I haven't turned our TV on for over 4 years (It's no longer plugged in, either), so it's RU-vid for me. I get my astronomy fix any time I want, I'm learning about our planet on so many levels my teenage me would be disgusted! I also watch/follow a few families which gives me a sense of belonging I never got as a kid. Make of that what you will, but maybe Aussies do it differently? No, I don't really think so; screen time issues are global, just like the internet.
OMG I feel like I could copy/paste your comment as my own! These are the only differences: I finally donated my TV (my great uncle invented the thing, too!) I do different activities (I'm an artist/crafter) but a bike is on my wish list! I'm in the USA. Yeah, that's it. Oh - LOVE Astronomy (it's how I 1st got my love of science, and the number 1 place in the world I want to go to is Australia. Between stromatolites, the world's oldest exposed rock, forests from Gondwana... well if I kept listing the reasons I want to go, this reply would take over an hour to read, so I'll stop there. Anyway - so glad to see your comment - cheers from the other side of the world! ♡☆♡
I spend too much time on RU-vid as it is. I recently started to be more selective in the content I watch so I can make time for other activities like video games, reading, watching anime, or building with Legos. I also use a computer at work for 90% of my tasks. I've found that good posture is critical to avoid developing physical health issues from heavy computer use.
I been concerned cuz I spent my youth playing video games. Like many hours ... I had fun at the time but I led a sedentary life. Now I feel regret sometimes about it and like maybe my eyesight is not as good as it used to be. I'm in my late 20s now. The concern I have is now I'm FORCED TO look at screen for work for min 40 hrs a week. And so now I minimize my time on phone or just listen to audio. Idk I want to keep strong eyesight
Eyesight is just one of the things that is impacted by too much time in front of a screen. It's all about setting limits, and making sure you get plenty of time away from it, too.
Schools: "Screen time is bad!" Also schools: *gives students several hours of work online* Like as a student I can assure you that school makes me way more depressed than Instagram or any other social media.
Not enough screentime: 12 hours Too much screentime: 174637395946363745535622737744746362728282847475647383838373747462827364648383747466738382993773290387462791057497959190999 hours
Personally I avoid social media entirely excluding the occasional Reddit post about a tech-related question and I do quite fine! I personally would only want to cut out reading the news, which has absolutely effected my emotion. Adding to that, I regularly have mood swings and do have things- like depression which most commonly are unaffected by screen usage in my case. Overall it absolutely depends on a person and their usage of screened devices and their connection, relationship, and situations when using them.
Several years back I met one I'd been gaming with for a long time. About a year later I met his sister, then her family, and eventually their mom! Now we all get together at least once a year in the summer. I've watched their kids grow up, been the one they talk to when they felt they couldn't talk to their parents... etc. All because I wanted some specific gear and kept running the same dungeon over and over again. Ain't life funny?
I think one problem about the whole debate about whether or not screen time is bad is they're just looking at the correlation between screen time and health. they're not looking at why people are on their screens so much. They're looking at cause (screen time) and effect (health), where maybe they could look at cause (bullying, bad life, the inherently dystopic society all teens are forced to confront daily), effect (more screen time as a means of escape) and other effect (health)
I actually spent so much time on screens when I was younger that it actually damaged my eyes and now I need glasses for whenever I'm reading or looking at a screen, because if I don't then I will get things like headaches and itchy eyes.
I'm not ophthalmologist, but near/far sighteness is caused by the shape of your eyeball. I fail to see how screen time can change that. Even tho they'd say to kid's, you'll ruin your eyes, get back from the TV in the 50s. Still heard it in the 80s.
As a parent, you’ll already be familiar with the impact of a sleepless night on your child’s mood and ability to focus - vital contributors to their daily development whether socialising in the playground or learning in the classroom.
Screen time to me can be sort or an addiction. The addiction is to what is happening on the screen though. Video games are a type of challenge and people get addicted to challenges all the time. I have to be very careful not to play Minecraft because I know I will be immediately hooked and lose track of time. I avoid facebook because I can't help checking out all the posts. I find RU-vid hard to avoid because I love to learn. Screen time to me is like any other life choice you need to balance life in general. If it's having a negative on your life then you need to change but if it isn't I don't see the problem.
@@AboveTheNoise Seen it and agree in a way. Everything can be an addiction. From supporting a sports team to hording. It's the individual that chooses to make it an addiction. I have a very active mind so my wife says I am addicted to the TV and my computer, but that's how I occupy my mind at the time. We don't teach people how to deal with life so they turn to drugs, alcohol, gaming or social media etc. In my opinion a hobby could turn into an addiction. Addiction is only bad when it hurts your life. We need to start teaching kids, and people in general, how to use gaming and social media responsibly.
I’m usually looking at a screen for about 6-7 hours a day, and I get upwards of 9 hours of sleep daily, so I guess that most of these “studies” don’t apply to me.
@@wealthiness Thanks! We got some shout outs early on when we first launched. Maybe it's time we get some PBSDS shows to do that again? What other PBS show do you think would be the best fit for Above the Noise?
I genuinely thought for the longest time the screen time argument was literally just about eye strain and sitting down for too long. Speaking of which, if you are reading this comment, stand up and look at something kinda far away for a few seconds.
Me and my mom agree that what i do online is very healthy but she keeps lumping it in with "screen time" and keeps on telling me that its crazy unhealthy
I completely agree that "screen time" is the wrong thing to measure; but, it is an easy thing to measure. Which do you think will win. Maybe that is the bottom line. How much time do you spend doing "unproductive thing". Great thing to measure; but, really hard to measure. Everybody needs down time and relationships matter; but, is screen time the best way to do that? Maybe some teens are just like a researcher measure screen time because it is easy to measure. Maybe they use their phone because its easy (and anonymous). On the other hand, maybe they are using to research, communicate, and create insightful videos (like this one). The strongest relationships are built by working together to do things that matter.
Interesting comparison, Screentime = Food I sometimes use my pixel buds earphones to interact with my phone w/o turning on the screen on the phone so what could that be comparable to ..getting nutrition through a vein? Well anyway the general idea gets through that we take in visully or other-wise way too much stuff we know nothing about how will affect us in the long run coz its all still a technology in its infancy.
Spending 10+ hours a day watching youtube, playing roblox, tiktok, etc its a problem many have. Technology Can be a great help or hinder. Its however one chooses to use it.
The short term dopamine thing has suchhhhh a negative affect on my attention span too. Of course I don’t want to read when social media gives me gratification faster.
Is 5 hours of gaming screen time a day too much? I have permenant glasses and my mother says the time I spent on my ipad/phone is too much... and is the reason I need glasses
@@AboveTheNoise the video transcripts & captions were helpful. dont worry, i have over 60 assignments just as long. anndd they're all due by this friday! XD -_- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i mean i guess that was probably bound to happen when you compress a year long course into a few weeks.
Thanks for categorizing it as active screen time and passive income. I agree that passive is bad, active is good. Passive is idle, active is helpful and wholesome (all generally speaking). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that there are some good uses (which is why God made it so the technology is here) and some bad uses (what Satan inspires people to use it for), and some things that are good or okay when they're not done excessively, but bad when they're excessive. We are taught simply to keep balance in our lives, especially to not allow too much screen time to get in the way of our family relationships.
im 15 i have screen time that last 2 hours that starts when im doing homework so when i finish i have around 30 mins. and my friends there on from about 6 to 10 so there on for 4 hours that only includes gaming so there doing other stuff personally my self spend about 3 hours on a screen cause of this majority is homework taking round hour and half leaving 30 mins of gaming and then 1 hours of wacthing something then go to bed but what annoyys me is im sitting there doing nothing while my friends have fun so cause of screen time it pushes me away form my friends cause i can only be doing what we enjoy for 30 mins
5 hours? Please yesterday my screen time was 21 hours not because I sleep with music I just literally was awake and on my phone for 21 hours but yesterday I didn’t sleep My usually screen time is 13-18 hours
I spend About 10 hours a day of screen time according to Apple screen time on my phone while I have 14 hours without screen time and most of it is my sleep Yes I have an iPhone
