4 Hacks That Finally Decreased My Screen Time—After Nothing Else Worked

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Are you constantly checking your phone without even realizing it? In this powerful and personal episode, I’m diving deep into the addictive nature of screen time and how it quietly consumes our days—and our lives. You can expect practical tips (as always) to cut back on phone usage, my own screen time habits, how to track yours, and the simple but profound power of turning your phone off. Along the way, you’ll get a heartfelt story (trigger warning included) that will make you rethink how you spend your time. Whether you're burned out, tired of the endless scroll, or just looking to be more present in your life, this episode offers gentle motivation and clear strategies to help you reconnect with what really matters—because your life is too precious to waste on a screen. Check out the previous episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: Unlocking the Happiness Formula: How the Most Joyful People Manage Their Time With Cassie Holmes, PhD How To Hack Your Dopamine To Stop Reaching For Your Phone & Experience More Pleasure With Dr. Anna Lembke Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsor: Evlo: head to EvloFitness.com and use code LIZMOODY to get 6 full weeks completely FREE. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 340. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast. Today's episode is one of your most
0:05.1	requested topics. How to stop spending so much time on our dang phones. I was talking to a friend
0:10.8	about this recently, and she was like, I just find myself picking it up for no reason all day long,
0:16.3	and I've tried all the little tips and tricks, and nothing works. And let me first say, I get it.
0:22.6	I have tried so many different ways to reduce my screen time, and none of them have made a
0:28.0	huge difference, except for the four that I am going to share today, which I haven't heard
0:33.8	other people talking about.
0:34.9	So hopefully this will be new for you and actually help you finally move the needle. So let's just dive right in. I learned this first trick from
0:42.8	Cassie Holm. She is a UCLA professor. She's a former podcast guest. She wrote a book called
0:47.8	Happier Hour that goes into how to think about our time differently to increase our happiness.
0:53.6	And one of the things that she has her students
0:55.9	do is calculate how many more times they will get a particular experience in their lifetime.
1:01.2	This story literally brought me to tears, so be prepared, but it is one that will honestly
1:05.6	change your life. She had a student do the math on how many more times he would get to walk
1:10.6	his dog, a dog that he loves.
1:13.2	And he did the math based on his dog's expected lifespan and how often they normally walked together.
1:18.8	And he realized that the time he had left with his dog seemed like a lot, but in the long run was not even close to what he imagined.
1:26.9	So, knowing this, he wanted to make these walks more special for him and for his dog,
1:31.4	so he started taking his walk to a beach near his house.
1:35.0	It was a little bit less convenient, but the dog loved it and the guy really loved having
1:39.1	this special time with his dog.
1:41.8	And then, a few months later, his dog got diagnosed with cancer,
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