Day 8 of 45
0 days read · no streaks, just days
Day 8 of 45 · 0 days read · no streaks, just days
Phase 1 · Awareness
Day 8: Afterthoughts last hours
“Even if you use it for minutes, the afterthoughts live for hours to follow!”
The cost isn't only the minutes on screen. It's the comparison, worry or outrage you carry afterwards.
Killingsworth and Gilbert's experience-sampling study found minds wander nearly half the time, and wandering minds report lower mood. What you feed your mind becomes what it wanders back to, which is why a short scroll can colour a whole afternoon.
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If phone or social media use is seriously affecting your sleep, studies, work or relationships, or you feel low or unsafe, please talk to a professional.
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- NIMHANS Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT clinic), NIMHANS Centre for Well Being, BTM Layout, Bengaluru: 080-26685948, nimhans.wellbeing@gmail.com.
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