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Straight talk about
your screen time.

Why apps hold on to you, what that really costs, and what helps. All sourced, all honest, no fearmongering.

Philosophy · 3 min

For something, not against something

Why a plan for reclaimed time can carry you further than another vague promise to scroll less.

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Focus · 4 min

Your focus is not broken. Your day is fragmented.

What interruptions really cost, why the goldfish myth is wrong, and where a deliberate pause can help.

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Sleep · 3 min

Phone in bed: what screen time does to your sleep

Why using a screen in bed stands out, based on a large survey and 323 objectively tracked nights.

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Health · 3 min

Less screen time: what controlled studies show

What changed in stress, sleep, and wellbeing, and why smartphone use rebounded after the intervention.

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Experiment · 3 min

Two weeks without mobile internet: what 90.7 percent really means

What the randomized Castelo trial actually found, who complied, and what it does not prove about ctrl.

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Family · 3 min

Screen time in the family: rules you set together

What age-aware rules, visible role modelling, and a shared plan can do in everyday family life.

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Health · 2 min

Facebook break and cortisol: what the study actually found

Lower cortisol, but also lower life satisfaction: one small Facebook-break study, honestly framed.

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