I tweeted this morning. I’ve been spending alot of time recently on video conference calls.
Yesterday, I was on my first one at 8am… then several others throughout the day, in between doing emails, etc… and then one in the evening and wrapped up around 8:30pm. Then again, this morning – back on it again… 8am start… it’s got me thinking, there’s got to be a correlation between screen time and staying indoors/pandemic.
It’s natural – the more we are at home, the more we’ll be on our devices and therefore, more ‘screen time’. But what can we do?
Honestly – take a break.
Put the device down.
Walk away.
Look out of the window.
Read a book
Get some paint and decorate.
Obviously, if you’re working from home – then make sure you schedule in plenty of breaks. Take time out of your diary to go and do something else and move away from the screen. It’s not good for the eyes. It’s not good for your mind. It’s not good for your health.
We can limit ourselves – on our devices!
I know a few people on Twitter that could do with this! LOL!
Honestly, devices have built in screen time calculators – shows you which app, how long, etc… you’ve been spending on your phone/device. But action is needed.
Pick the phone up and talk to someone, rather than text/message.
And remember – if you are suffering from body or mental health, please reach out to someone.