When is your screen-free time?
Decide ahead of time when screens are away and when they come out. Free rein is when use tends to take over.SCIENCE SAYS:
Habits strengthen through repetition ("what fires together wires together"), so unplanned checking can become automatic. Clear boundaries replace that autopilot loop with a deliberate choice. Protecting sleep and physical activity also depends on keeping screens from creeping into those times.WAYS TO BEGIN:
- Pick one daily screen-free window, like the first hour of the morning.
- Charge your phone outside the bedroom.
- Make mealtimes a no-device zone.
- Set a "screens away" time before bed.
- Use app timers or focus modes to enforce your limits.
- Start small (5 to 10 minutes) and build up.
