5. Doomscrolling Is Killing You: How to Reduce Your Screen Time

In this episode, Sam gets a wake-up call about her social media habits, and explores how (and why) Big Social gets and keeps our attention. Then, she explores the impacts of social media on our mental and physical health, as well as our interpersonal relationships. In the second half of the episode, Sam outlines 10 actionable strategies for reducing your screen time and changing your social media habits. Key moments: 00:34 Sam reveals her alarming amount of screen time 01:30 How much of the year we spend looking at screens 02:39 How did we get here? 03:14 How and why social media are designed to keep us online 05:32 The impact of social media on our mental health 06:59 Find out if you have a social media addiction 07:34 Harvard study that explains social media addiction perfectly 09:30 The impact of social media on our physical health 10:02 How social media is causing major diseases 10:56 The impact of social media on our relationships 12:52 So now what? 13:39 10 strategies to stop doomscrolling 14:39 The location of your apps matters 16:32 The role of color 18:09 What you should be doing right before bed 19:49 Stop doing this with your phone (we all do it) 21:31 A good in-app hack 22:31 Can you do this anti-screen exercise? 24:43 Change this setting right now 26:40 Two types of goals you can set to help reduce screen time 28:46 The surprising way your calendar app can help 30:14 Anti-screen hard mode (self-reflection required) 32:45 Sam's biggest pet peeve 33:28 How to find the underlying reason why you're scrolling Thanks for listening! New episodes are released every Sunday at 8 AM EST, so if you liked this episode, subscribe or follow to get notified about the next one. And please leave me a rating or review, so I can continue to improve the show. Talk soon! Follow along: Instagram: www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock YouTube: www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock Threads: www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock Resources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices