55 - Friday Fix: 3 Realistic Ways to Reduce Your Screen Time

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

For most of us, our days revolve around screen time. We stare at our computers to work. We use our phones to socialize. We watch TV for entertainment. But too much screen time can drain our mental strength. Excessive screen time has been linked to everything from relationship issues to increased mental health problems. Screen time can also interfere with sleep, reduce productivity, and take a toll on our physical health. And while there are many recommendations out there about the importance of reducing screen time, actually doing so isn’t always easy. We know that staring at social media and scrolling through news stories isn’t good for our health. Yet sometimes we feel compelled to keep doing these things anyway. On today’s Friday Fix episode, I share how to keep your screen time from draining the mental strength you need to be your best. Tune in for three realistic strategies to incorporate into your life so that you can enjoy the moment more and be less glued to your screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:54.9	Okay. You're listening to the Friday fix. Every Friday, I share a quick mental strength exercise that will help fix the thoughts, emotions, and actions that drain you of the mental strength you need to be your best. Before I jump in today's episode, I want to read a review from one of you that appeared on Apple
1:00.9	podcasts. Avid listener, 8654309 says, I'm so glad I found this podcast. Every episode is filled
1:10.3	with mental strength exercises.
1:12.5	I love the therapist take at the end of every interview and I love the Friday fix.
1:17.5	Each one gives me a new strategy to test and they really help me feel so much better.
1:22.7	Well, avid listener, 8654309, we're glad that you like the show. If you like the show, we'd love for you to leave
1:30.2	us a review on Apple Podcasts as well. We might just read it on the air. Now, let's dive in today's
1:36.2	episode. Today, I'm talking about how taking a break from screen time can make you mentally
1:41.5	stronger. First, I'll talk about some of the problems we
1:44.7	experience as a result of all the time that we're spending staring at our screens. Then I'll
1:50.1	give you some steps that you can take to reduce your screen time and grow stronger. So first,
1:55.4	let's talk about the problems. We talk so much about the importance of setting limits on how much
1:59.5	time kids spend staring at their screens,
2:02.5	but there's not really a recommended time limit for adults.
2:06.5	If we're honest, though, most of us spend the majority of our time staring at a screen of some sort.
2:11.6	We're working on our laptops, talking to our friends on video chat, or watching TV to unwind.
2:17.3	Our lives center around screens, especially during the pandemic. talking to our friends on video chat or watching TV to unwind.
2:20.8	Our lives center around screens, especially during the pandemic.
2:25.8	Research shows that staring at our electronics can take a serious toll on us.
2:29.1	Here are just a few ways too much screen time might affect you.
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