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I can’t put down my phone.
This is not a euphemism.
How to find Pickups under Screen Time and then some of my embarrassing stats.
You and I though, asthe best iPhoneowners, don’t need a study.
I rarely, if ever, dig into the details of these increasingly voluminous tech-usage updates.
Now I wish I’d done it sooner.
How to find Pickups under Screen Time and then some of my embarrassing stats.
I admit, I almost never touch any of these.
Right below that is Pickups.
Picking up your phone and putting it down like some tiny 221g barbell should not register here.
My pickups range from I’m so embarrassed 249 to as low as 56.
I’m clearly falling into a TikTok pit way too often.
I’m also on Instagram too much.
Before you judge, though, I suggest you take a look at your own Screen Time Pickup stats.
Go ahead, take a look for yourself.
Unless you are lying to me or yourself, it’s pretty bad, right?
Based on Asurion’s stats, perhaps I’m not doing that poorly.
The concept of ‘phubbing ' is real-we are neglecting loved ones, snubbing them for our phones.
This must take me off task, and off-topic.
Picking up my phone is like a tick, like rubbing my chin or scratching my nose.
It’s absentminded and I can’t seem to stop.
“The mere presence of a visible phone prevents deepening of conversations, as we are anticipating interruptions.
And the concept of ‘phubbing ' is real we are neglecting loved ones, snubbing them for our phones.
Everyone around us is getting the message that we are too busy for them,” said Dr. Varma.
Other health experts agree that this much screen timeisn’t good for me or anyone else.
How much has really changed since I looked at it two minutes ago?
Im guilty as well."
There is a way out of this.
