Too Old to Be an iPad Kid? Tell That to My Screen Time
I am trying five ways to spend less time on my mobile. The simplest starts before I unlock it: what am I picking it up for, and when will I put it down?
"Look at that iPad Kids, they are completely brain-rotted."
I am not a teenager, but I have to admit that I am an iPad baby too.
"iPad baby", "screenager", "shorts-brained", these are the sorts of labels people throw around at school, at the office, or in casual conversation. They are usually aimed at someone else. For me, they are the start of a serious promise to pay attention to my own habits.
Five things I am trying at the moment
I have only just started trying these, so I am still finding out which one I'll stick with.
Keep my phone somewhere I have to get up to reach it.
Turn off unnecessary notifications and cut down on the apps I use. My own target is no more than 50.
Decide why I’m picking up my phone and when I’ll put it down.
Use an alarm, a meal or leaving the house as a clear stopping point.
Switch the screen to greyscale.
