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I’m an elder millennial and I tend to stay on my phone a bit much too. Since I wake up 2-3 hours before I have to do anything, I switch out at least an hour of scrolling in the morning for reading a book. I require my purses to be big enough to fit a book so I can bring one with me everywhere I go. I even brought my giant ass book to my haircut so I could read it while I waited.
Don’t feel bad, it’s something that too many of us do. Maybe try switching for a book or graphic novel or something.
it might not be a bad idea to get checked for ADHD.
Option 1 is learn self-control. Option 2 is dumb phone. Option 3 is move to North Sentinel Island.
So what?? Everyone is on their phones all the time. It's hard not to be. It's not like we can take physical books everywhere we go.
That’s not true, but don’t think folks should be downvoting you.
I literally bring a physical book with me everywhere I go. I brought my 600+ page book to the hair salon last night so I could read while I waited. I usually have a small book of short stories in my purse so I can read whenever I want. Part of what I love about books is they come in all sizes so they can be taken everywhere.
Good for you. Not everyone does that, nor had the ability to do that. Which is why alot of people are on their phones. The OP is feeling bad about being on his phone, which he shouldn't feel bad about because everyone is on their phones.
I highly doubt the number of people who cannot carry a book outweighs the people who choose not to carry a book.
I understand the OP is feeling bad about it, which they shouldn’t. In my own comment to the OP, I suggested taking time to read for an hour instead of scrolling, I’ve done this for years instead of watching tv. It’s something I suggest to anyone who feels bad about too much phone time or not reading enough.
Most folks have time to read, we just have to choose to spend time reading over other activities.
No shame. This shit is designed to be addicting. And how could it be anything but difficult to ignore the tiny box that contains all the art / knowledge / news / cat pics etc in the world?
All that said, it’s probably not healthy. But I do about the same.
roughly in the same boat as you, but all i would say is - if it is something meaningful (like educational, pop sci, or if entertainment, then healthy kind (and not so 1 $ vs 1000 $ thing comparison)), then it is fine. If you are still able to reason, still able to maintain focus on important stuff, then it is fine.
GenX/Xenial here, and I do the same. I've just always been more "online" than others around my age, and I was an early adopter with smartphones (Had a Neo Freerunner in early 2008). This has resulted in a habit of always being able to look things up to pass time.
So like you, I generally have a habit of checking up on stuff whenever I have a few minutes to spare.
EDIT: ducking autocorrect
Doing it right now