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00:00We all want simple ways to feel better.
00:04Maybe you want to know how to kickstart your day.
00:07Or perhaps you're having trouble remembering things.
00:10Maybe you want something to lift your mood.
00:15Following in the footsteps of Dr. Michael Moseley in his hit podcast, Just One Thing,
00:21we're travelling across the country.
00:23Ta-da!
00:24This is going to be good for you.
00:26I'm really excited for this.
00:27Asking people to make one small change for big benefits.
00:32Any idea what it is?
00:33I haven't got a clue.
00:35I haven't done gardening before, but it's the first time for everything.
00:38Sharing the quick and easy ways we can all improve our lives.
00:43All in up!
00:45By doing just one thing.
00:47I feel so happy that we're doing this.
00:49I can't believe how much it has changed my life.
00:57This time, I'm in a historic market town in Northamptonshire.
01:02It's Kettering.
01:04I've got just one thing that could help many of us and is something that I, for one, am long
01:11overdue for.
01:12It can improve your mood, reduce your stress and even help your eyesight.
01:18It's time for a digital detox.
01:22I'm on my way to meet 38-year-old beauty therapist, Lucy, whose phone is never far from her fingertips.
01:28Lucy.
01:29So, hi.
01:30Sorry I kept you waiting.
01:32Tell me a bit about yourself.
01:34I am a mummy to two lovely kids, Maisie and Ted.
01:39How old are they?
01:40Maisie's 17 and Ted's a lovely...
01:42Yeah.
01:42You don't look old enough to have a 17-year-old.
01:45I own two businesses in Northamptonshire, two beauty salons.
01:48We're really, really busy.
01:50I have a husband called Ross.
01:51He's got his own business as well.
01:53Yeah, and we have a wild household that consists of two dogs, you know, and snakes and guinea pigs and,
01:59yeah.
01:59You've had some health challenges as well.
02:01Yeah, I have.
02:02At 16, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and over the past sort of 20 years, I have been constantly
02:10in and out of hospital, repeat surgeries, which has ended up with me having a colostomy bag and multiple medications.
02:18It's not been easy, but I manage it as best as I can.
02:22Some days are really great, some days are really bad.
02:26My life is crazy.
02:28My life is hectic.
02:29I have two businesses to run.
02:32The only time I actually switch off is actually when I'm in hospital and I have to force myself to
02:37switch off.
02:38But something that's always switched on is her phone so her clients can reach her 24-7.
02:44So are you still busy?
02:46It's going really, really well.
02:49Although Crohn's disease can be aggravated by stress, Lucy is determined to live her life to the max.
02:55Having a chronic illness, you have to get on with life because that is your life.
03:01And I want my children to know that mummy did everything.
03:06She's our superhero.
03:07She went to work for us.
03:10She battled this disease, but she still had dinner on the table.
03:14Health lottery, I've not won it.
03:16But at least I know that I've done the best of what I can in my time and that's all
03:21I ever want.
03:24You're amazing.
03:25Can I just say that you have such a positive, lovely energy about you and you're dealing with a lot.
03:31So when the family are all together, what's everybody doing?
03:34Maisa's on her phone on the Snapchat.
03:37Ted is YouTubing.
03:39Ross is on his laptop doing invoices.
03:42I totally understand as well because sometimes with both my kids, three can be in the same room, but not
03:47actually connecting with each other.
03:48Yes.
03:48Do you find that sometimes?
03:50All the time.
03:50So we're looking at a way to reconnect with the family, have better focus.
03:55Yep.
03:56Deal with stress.
03:57Yeah, I think so, yeah.
03:59Okay, yeah.
03:59I've got the just one thing for you.
04:02What is the first thing you did whilst you were waiting for me?
04:08I got my phone out.
04:09So that is where our just one thing is going to be.
04:13A digital detox.
04:15Oh, okay.
04:17Okay.
04:17Yeah.
04:18Yeah.
04:18Okay.
04:19How do you feel about that?
04:20A bit anxious.
04:22I'd be with you.
04:23Bye.
04:24Should we have a look at your phone?
04:26No judgment.
04:27It might feel painful, but it's a good thing to do.
04:31Have a little look here.
04:33Okay.
04:34Screen time.
04:35Oh.
04:36Daily average.
04:37Goodness me.
04:38Ten hours.
04:39Ten hours.
04:40For my socials as well, it's 41 hours and 54 minutes for the week.
04:46How does it make you feel?
04:47It makes me feel a bit sick that I've spent that much time on socials rather than being
04:53productive and doing something else.
04:54Yeah.
04:55We're not going to ban you from it completely.
04:58It's limiting your use.
05:00Okay.
05:00So you'll be limited to two hours a day and half an hour of that is socials.
05:08Okay.
05:08Research has shown that people who have limited their socials to just half an hour a day had
05:16better feeling of well-being.
05:18Okay.
05:18Now, obviously, your business is, a lot of that is run through your phone.
05:23It's in the phone.
05:23So you'll be allowed time for that.
05:25Better start reading books.
05:28So are you going to commit to this just one thing?
05:31Yeah.
05:31I'm going to give it a go.
05:32The good news is, you're not doing this alone.
05:35Okay.
05:36We need you to recruit three of your loved ones to do it with you.
05:40Do you have anyone in mind?
05:41I've got a few people, yeah.
05:42Do you think they'll be able to do it?
05:44No.
05:44No.
05:45Not at all.
05:47Well, Lucy is a terrific lass.
05:50She's dealing with an awful lot.
05:51But I think this just one thing is something that could really benefit her.
05:55And she definitely seems willing to give it a go.
05:58So fingers crossed.
05:59I actually think that's a lot of doom scrolling and looking at videos and not being as productive as I
06:07need to be.
06:08I think that's scary and I need to change something.
06:13So how can putting our phones down help us recharge our health?
06:19Firstly, it could help us think.
06:21One study found that reducing smartphone use gave people the attention and focus of someone 10 years younger.
06:29And it may be good for mood.
06:31Lowering screen time to two hours a day or less was shown to reduce depressive symptoms, stress and improve well
06:39-being after just three weeks.
06:41Avoiding phone screens could also be good for eyesight.
06:45A study on young people found that long periods of screen time raises the risk of short-sightedness by more
06:53than 20%.
06:56But are these benefits enough to convince Lucy's family and friends to join her?
07:02She's added her colleague Holly, 17-year-old daughter Maisie and husband Ross to the challenge group.
07:08But with no idea what's in store, will they give it the thumbs up or will Lucy be unfriended?
07:14Hi guys, I'm so lovely to meet you, Ross.
07:18Nice to meet you.
07:19Yeah, Maisie.
07:19Holly.
07:20Yes.
07:20The just one thing can help reduce stress, help with focus, even help your eyesight.
07:29Oh.
07:29Oh, I need that.
07:30It is a digital detox.
07:34Oh, it looks manic.
07:36We're going to try and reduce your screen time to two hours a day and only half an hour of
07:42that can be on socials.
07:45She's crying.
07:46I know.
07:47Life over.
07:48Maisie, don't cry.
07:50Is that terrifying for you, Maisie?
07:53A little bit, yeah.
07:54Yeah.
07:56Lucy's average daily screen time was 10 hours and 5 minutes, so how will the others compare?
08:02I don't seem to have the analytics on the phone.
08:05So we can't look at how much time you've spent.
08:08How handy for you, Ross.
08:10Oh, terrible, isn't it?
08:11You might get away with this here.
08:13Let's start with this one.
08:14Whose average screen time was 4 hours and 8 minutes?
08:18Well done.
08:20I know, I was surprised, actually.
08:22You surprised yourself there.
08:24I was shocked, so if I spend a lot of time on it...
08:26So the only person left is Maisie.
08:29Yeah, process.
08:30Nine hours, Maisie.
08:33No.
08:33That's only because...
08:35We use it in college a lot.
08:36We have to use it in college.
08:37That's true.
08:38No, I promise you, we do.
08:39Nine hours to two hours, Maisie.
08:42We won't be able to do it.
08:43You reckon now you can't do it?
08:45Yeah.
08:45In the meantime, I need to take your devices off you.
08:49So hand them over.
08:52Here we go.
08:53Yeah, bye.
08:54Bye, friends.
08:55Bye.
08:55You're right there, Maisie.
08:56Keep breathing, keep breathing, Maisie.
08:57You're just not crying again.
08:58I know.
08:59Follow me.
09:00A little surprise for you.
09:01No.
09:03I brought them to an escape room where they'll be locked up with no access to their phones.
09:08There you go.
09:09Thank you very much.
09:10They'll have to work together to solve puzzles and unlock rooms.
09:14And because they won't have their phones...
09:16So, I've got your little camera.
09:17Oh, yeah.
09:18Let's all get in.
09:19Let's get a little selfie with us all.
09:22Cheers.
09:22Cheers.
09:23Good luck getting out of here.
09:25Good luck with the challenge.
09:47Come on.
09:47We've got to escape here.
09:48A7 is eight.
09:50OK.
09:52Come on.
09:53A7!
09:55Open it!
09:57Woo!
09:57Oh!
09:59But is that brain boost enough to help them beat the timer?
10:03My head's spinning.
10:04Mix the potion and chant.
10:06What was taken?
10:08Now seek.
10:09Our phones.
10:10It seems to show me through the shadows of entanglement.
10:14Oh!
10:14Oh!
10:16Oh, it's the thing that we need.
10:17That's right.
10:18What's that?
10:20Oh!
10:23What have we got here?
10:23I've got one.
10:24Court of Imperial.
10:26Oh!
10:29Yay!
10:30Yay!
10:33Well done, team.
10:34They've completed the escape room.
10:36But what about the digital detox?
10:38I think I'll be able to do it.
10:41Uh, actually, no.
10:42I don't think I'll be able to do it.
10:44I'm actually quite confident about it.
10:46Because I've been trying to not be on my phone that much anyway.
10:50Really enjoyed the whole process of not having it.
10:53Because it was actually spending time with Lucy and Maisie and Holly.
10:56I've had over 30 notifications in those few hours that I've not had my phone.
11:03That's wild, isn't it?
11:05And that just probably proves to me that I shouldn't have my phone as much.
11:11And just learn to relax without it.
11:14Oh, scary.
11:17I'm hoping this challenge will give Lucy some time for herself.
11:21Something she really needs right now.
11:23At the moment, with my illness, it's really severe.
11:26Out of nine and a half metres of bowel, I have one metre left.
11:31So I'm very poorly.
11:34From the last hospital stay I had, we made a plan with my surgeons and the dietician to go on
11:43a liquid-only diet.
11:45Crohn's is a long-term condition where part of your gut becomes inflamed.
11:50Stress really impacts it.
11:51I think this challenge will be really good for my health.
11:57The phone, having it on you all the time, is quite a stressful element of my life.
12:02So being able to put it away might actually take some of that stress pressure off me and actually help
12:10my belly quite a bit.
12:11Let's hope this challenge will really allow her to switch off.
12:16Whatever relationship you have with mobile phones, there's no denying their arrival back in the 1980s revolutionised communication.
12:24This brick.
12:25All you could do on it was phone.
12:26No texting.
12:28No checking your socials.
12:29That is weighty.
12:31Very tricky to get in your back pocket.
12:33Hello?
12:34Seeing how they've evolved is like a trip down memory lane.
12:38Anyone remember these?
12:39I think this is the first phone I ever had.
12:44Look, we were so excited because it had a little aerial and you pulled it out.
12:47So it was like a walkie-talkie from a space film when we were kids.
12:51The old classic.
12:54How did I text on these?
12:56And then the phone's got well flashed.
12:58I mean, look at this.
12:59I had a little Cybershop camera.
13:03Tiny buttons though for texting.
13:07Today, there's over 50 million smartphone users in the UK.
13:11Almost our entire population are using smartphones in almost every aspect of our lives.
13:17But all that time can really add up.
13:20The average Brit will spend around a decade on their phone.
13:24And I don't know about you, but I'd really like some of that time back.
13:28And hopefully our group feel the same.
13:30Time for a status update.
13:32Today, I am getting an MRI done.
13:36And I've been naughty because I've been on my phone quite a lot.
13:43But because I am waiting around.
13:46So I've probably gone way over what I need to do to today.
13:50But, oh well.
13:52I have stopped scrolling.
13:53I've noticed that.
13:55Which has made me feel a lot better.
13:58Struggling with work, with it.
14:01Because I'm used to just emailing on my phone and responding to people.
14:06So that's been quite a challenge.
14:08While Ross is away working, Lucy has a secure plan to make sure the kids stick to the challenge.
14:14This is a safe.
14:15We're going to give you an hour to have your phones locked away.
14:20And I think it would be nice for people to be off their phones at dinner time.
14:23Okay?
14:24Mm-hmm.
14:25Yes, Ted.
14:27Right, so can I have your phones, please?
14:29Put yours in there as well.
14:31Mine?
14:32Yeah.
14:33Hi.
14:36Research shows that reducing kids' screen time is more effective when parents also reduce their phone use.
14:43So get yours in there too, Lucy.
14:45Oh, this is quite sad.
14:46It's quite sad.
14:47Right, and I think I just press OK.
14:51Oh!
14:53Oh.
14:55Oh, it's like an actual safe.
14:56I don't like it.
14:57How do we get it out?
14:58We'll just have to wait now.
15:00And despite everyone being reluctant...
15:02We extended it a couple of hours because we decided to put on a film and we all watched it
15:07together, didn't we?
15:08Yeah.
15:08Which was really, really fun.
15:10Then we decided to...
15:11To have a party.
15:12We did have a little dance party as well.
15:15And then we thought, well, we don't need our phones.
15:18We're excited to read for about an hour and then we're going to go to bed, aren't we?
15:21Yeah.
15:22Yeah.
15:23And then wake up for a busy day tomorrow.
15:25What a great result.
15:27And it's made me think I should get my family involved too.
15:31Nine in ten children now have a mobile phone by age 11, including my daughter Nelly, who's 16.
15:38OK, now, who spends more time on their phone?
15:42You or me?
15:43Should we find out?
15:44I don't really want to.
15:45Come on, let's go into settings and let's look at our screen time.
15:51By the way, how do I do that?
15:53What's that?
15:54Is it there?
15:54That one.
15:55OK.
15:55Last week's average.
15:58Seven hours and 15.
15:59Mine's six hours and four minutes.
16:01Is that a day?
16:02I can't actually believe that I'm worse than you.
16:04Yeah, that's pretty bad.
16:05Let's look at Monday's notifications.
16:08I had 91.
16:09Last Monday I had 709 notifications.
16:14What?
16:15That's outrageous.
16:16The thing is, I do take your phone at night, don't I?
16:19At certain times that you go to sleep.
16:21But clearly you possibly need to be taking mine off me as well.
16:24But there is a way that you can go into your phone and create, like, a focus.
16:30What if we make them for each other?
16:31That's probably quite a good idea, isn't it?
16:34This feature, available on most smartphones, lets you manage notifications and only allow them from specific contacts or apps.
16:42I'm done.
16:43Wait, actually, no, I'm not.
16:45Oh, be nice to me.
16:47On my own a lot of the time.
16:50So, Mum.
16:52Yeah.
16:53Your focus is called Nelly is the Best.
16:56Of course.
16:57The only person that can call you is me.
17:01And the only app that can send you notifications is the Eurostar app.
17:06I'm not going to perish for one.
17:08And I'll change your lock screen to a picture of me.
17:10Thank you very much.
17:11Yours is called the GCSE Study Focus Group.
17:15Okay, I sort of expected this.
17:18I've sort of silenced some of the apps there so the notifications won't come through.
17:22And distract you when you've got your head down and you're studying.
17:25Is this going to work?
17:26Yeah, I think I can cope with this.
17:28I don't think it's too bad.
17:29Should I have gone harder?
17:30No.
17:31No, no, no, no.
17:31Actually, it's...
17:33I feel it's slightly imbalanced.
17:34You've turned all my apps off.
17:37Yeah, because I'm giving you a break from work and the stress of everything on your phone, not just social
17:43media.
17:43Okay, I will read a book, go for a walk.
17:47Have a nap.
17:47Have a nap.
17:48Take me to Paris.
17:49Watch some telly.
17:50Take me to Paris.
17:52Yeah, okay.
17:56For our group, I don't have a trip to Paris up my sleeve, but I have arranged a fun activity
18:02where they can put their phone use on ice.
18:04Meeting them is Dr. Karen Mansfield from the Oxford Internet Institute.
18:09We're going to put our phones away and we're going to go ice skating.
18:12How does that sound?
18:13It's great.
18:16Okay, let's get our skates on.
18:17Come on, then.
18:19We might think phones and social media make us more connected, but research shows there's nothing like face-to-face
18:25interactions.
18:26Do you want to hold hands or are you all right?
18:28You need to hold hands with her.
18:30It gets easier, honestly.
18:31No.
18:38Ross is going for it.
18:39Yeah, you got it.
18:41Yeah.
18:41Yeah.
18:43Sorry.
18:44I'm here.
18:45I'm coming to the rescue.
18:47Are you okay?
18:49Yeah.
18:49It was just looking so good.
18:50It was looking great.
18:51I was looking amazing, weren't I?
18:52It was.
18:52It was really looking good.
18:53You were like a swan.
18:54Oh, Ross.
18:55Maybe it's time for a rest and a warm drink.
18:58You were doing really well, Ross, until you stacked it.
19:01Yeah.
19:02That's quite painful.
19:03So, how did it feel on the ice not using your phone?
19:06Fun.
19:06Yeah.
19:07It was actually quite...
19:07I felt really good, yeah.
19:09You enjoyed it, didn't you?
19:10I enjoyed it.
19:10It was nice watching her.
19:12A bit of an escape from reality.
19:15Dr. Karen's research focuses on social media's impact on well-being.
19:20So, are there any things about your phones that you feel make you want to spend more time
19:24and not put your phone down?
19:26Games.
19:28Games.
19:28Games and videos.
19:29Games and on certain, like, social media platforms, they have the option to use auto-scroll.
19:37They just go and go and go for hours.
19:39So, you're not even swiping?
19:40No.
19:41You're just going?
19:42Yeah.
19:43We don't really talk about addiction in research on social media.
19:46However, it is a habit, and social media companies and technology industries are, of course, designed
19:52to engage the public.
19:53They make it difficult for us to disengage from looking.
19:56Some people need to spend more time on their phone.
19:58It's more about how it makes you feel.
20:00You know, what kind of things might you be doing if you weren't using your mobile phone?
20:05Research shows our mood can get an even bigger boost when we swap phone time for a physical activity.
20:11Oh, Maisie's all the way over there.
20:13Look at her.
20:14As this naturally increases our levels of serotonin.
20:18One, two, one, two, three.
20:22Right, again.
20:24When we first got on, I did automatically sort of think to myself,
20:28oh, I wish I had my phone so I could take a video of this.
20:31And then actually when we got off the ice, I weren't even thinking about where my phone was.
20:36It was nice to have that escape away from reality.
20:39So I'm actually going to set from eight o'clock at night when there's no work communication.
20:45Until I go to sleep, I'm going to put the phone upstairs.
20:47I think it's right for me and my mental health, and we'll see how it goes.
20:52It felt very old school, and I quite like it.
20:55It made me feel like I was hanging out with my mates back when we were younger.
20:59It was quite nice that we could have fun without any devices in our hands.
21:05But it's hard to put our phones down because that's how they've been designed.
21:10Everything from the colourful icons to the constant notifications are designed to grab your attention.
21:17But there's a way to neutralise some of these distractions.
21:20So you go into Settings, and you find Accessibility.
21:25Scroll down here to Display and Text Size.
21:29And you go in here, looking for Colour Filters.
21:33And what you do is you press that button.
21:35Ah, it's gone all grey.
21:37So if you go back to your homepage, you see all of those icons now, all the same colour.
21:43I can't really see the notification bubbles, and hopefully that is going to stop me wanting to look at my
21:49screen.
21:50One study showed that setting your phone to greyscale can reduce screen time by up to 40 minutes a day.
21:57I know what I'll be doing with that time.
22:03Now let's dial in and see how our group are getting on.
22:07Say hi.
22:07Hi.
22:08How's your phone, you speak?
22:10I've actually done quite well.
22:11Have you?
22:12Yeah.
22:12Have you done anything in your spare time?
22:15I have been baking and painting.
22:18Have you?
22:18I actually have, yeah.
22:19I actually set time limits on my phone.
22:22It'll come up, it'll be like, time limit, time limit.
22:24And I'm like, oh, okay, get off my phone.
22:26And so that's what I've done.
22:27It's been good, because I've spent more time on the phone this week, talking to customers and suppliers.
22:32That was just nice.
22:33I've actually ended up working longer, because I've spent more time talking.
22:39But no, it's been good.
22:40The two-hour time limit, definitely harder than what it seems.
22:43But I've been out with my friends, I've been to the gym, I've been to college, I've been to work.
22:51So I have been keeping busy.
22:53They're all doing well, and research shows this kind of challenge can refresh our brains and our mood.
23:01Limiting phone use can counter the stress of FOMO, or fear of missing out,
23:05and reduce communication overload, where all those notification pings and messages are too much to process.
23:13It also gives us more time to spend on face-to-face interactions, exercise, and other activities that are key
23:20to our health and happiness.
23:22In one study, people on a social media detox could claim back nine hours of their week,
23:28and significantly improve their well-being.
23:32And the less you use your phone and social media, the less you might want it.
23:38Scientists studying the brains of smartphone users found that the area linked to attention
23:42was less reactive to seeing switched-on smartphones after just three days of using them for only calls and texts.
23:53Back in Kettering, the challenge is complete, and it's time for our group to catch up in real life.
23:58I just want to thank you all for joining me on my challenge.
24:03I've been really proud of you for the last few weeks.
24:06Shall we get our phones out and have a look?
24:08OK.
24:10I'm scared.
24:11It's this time for the truth.
24:13The aim was to reduce their average daily screen time to two hours,
24:17with just 30 minutes of that on social media.
24:20This week has gone down 44%.
24:23What, it's Saturday now?
24:24That's really good.
24:26It's two hours and 40 minutes.
24:27Two hours and 40 minutes?
24:27It's been two hours and 40 minutes.
24:29I'm really chuffed with that.
24:31I've 100% felt better.
24:33You've seen karma within yourself realistically.
24:35Even at work, you've seen karma.
24:37My anxiety has gone down massively.
24:40Good.
24:41Good.
24:41Ross, last time we looked at your analytics, you didn't have them actually turned on.
24:47So my daily average is three hours, 13 minutes.
24:50OK.
24:52Yeah.
24:52It is.
24:53I felt really good.
24:56I really enjoyed spending time with you guys doing these different activities.
25:01We should do that every weekend, do something to get us away from our phones.
25:04Next up is Maisie, who started the challenge with an average of over nine hours per day.
25:11This week, six hours, 35 minutes.
25:15I mean, it's come down.
25:16It's actually gone down.
25:17It's actually gone down.
25:18And she's reduced her time on social media by a massive 37%.
25:23I think that's good.
25:24That's really good, darling.
25:25It has made me feel 100% better, to be fair.
25:27Like, I have caught myself being more conscious of, like, when I'm scrolling.
25:31And it's made me feel a lot calmer and stuff.
25:34And we have been doing, like, movie nights with family and stuff.
25:37Yeah, I've seen a big difference in you.
25:38It's been nice.
25:38So I think I did quite good.
25:39Well done, Mouse.
25:41Thanks.
25:42And finally, Lucy.
25:44She started with a daily average of 10 hours and five minutes.
25:49And she's managed to reduce it slightly to nine hours and 26.
25:55Because I've been watching movies, because Ross has been watching the football.
26:00You can't just blame me watching the football.
26:01But it has gone down.
26:02Like, when you read the graph, you can see it's the higher days.
26:05And I know that's, like, the days I've been in the hospital and the days I've been working and lower.
26:09It's much better than what it has been.
26:12Although her daily average has only come down slightly due to that movie watching,
26:16across the week, she's reduced her time on social media by over 15 hours.
26:22I think what I've learned is that I need to come away from the phone.
26:26I need it to help me de-stress.
26:28It's been great to realise that.
26:30I will definitely keep at it.
26:32I have really actually enjoyed it.
26:34Maisie, will you do this?
26:36I think yes and no, just because I definitely would be able to keep it on with, like,
26:40the social media side of it.
26:42No, because keeping in touch with my friends.
26:45A bit like Maisie, yes and no.
26:47So, less socials, same amount of work, but that downtime in the evening is really where I want to try
26:53and make the big change.
26:55I think so, too.
26:56I think what this has done has made me more consciously think about my use on social media.
27:02We can just be more present in the moment.
27:04I think that's going to be great.
27:05But it might be best if Lucy sticks to the phone when it comes to photography.
27:10Remember those shots from earlier?
27:12Is there any?
27:13You didn't put the flash on, did you?
27:15No, I didn't.
27:16Well, you didn't.
27:17That's cute.
27:18That's cute.
27:20Can you actually see?
27:22So, my phone's telling me that I have done better, not fantastic by any means.
27:28My social media has dropped all the way down to 26 hours and 43 minutes, but it was 41 hours,
27:36something like that.
27:37So, I have gained half a day just really consciously thinking about my social media use.
27:45With that, I've been more present.
27:47Having my phone a lot less, I think it has helped reduce that stress a little bit.
27:52Being able to really concentrate more on my health and look after myself a little bit better.
27:58And if she can knock more hours off her screen time, she may be able to improve her mood and
28:03focus in as little as two weeks.
28:06These small devices are incredibly useful, but there's just one thing has taught me.
28:11It's how you use them.
28:13So, I'm planning on doing less doom scrolling, putting a cap on my screen time and trying to use it
28:20for what it was originally intended.
28:23Communicating with people.
28:25Hello, darling.
28:44Hello, darling.
28:46Hello, darling.
28:47Hello, darling.
28:49Hello, darling.
28:52Hello, darling.
28:53Hello, darling.
28:53You
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