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How to overcome phone addiction

Smartphones have become essential tools for communication, work, and entertainment. Pew Research Center reports that 81 percent of Americans now own smartphones. However, their constant presence can ...
New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Mel Robbins has some tips to help families break free from a phone addiction. Robbins teamed up with Verizon for an event this week in New York City ...
When faced with a family friend who is letting his phone affect his life and relationship, I got a wake-up call about being ...
The concept of smartphone addiction is probably nothing new to you. Search "smartphone addiction" and you'll pull up studies from universities, government reports, and articles from rehab and ...
[Editor’s note: We’ve updated this guide with more recommendations for Get Off Your Phone Week.] Cutting down on the time we spend staring at our phones is rarely as easy as just focusing on other ...
Finding it hard to concentrate? Are you glued to social media for longer than you'd like? Well, maybe it's not you… maybe it's the phones. FIO GEIRAN: The effects of your phone are there even when you ...
When Orrin Onken retired in 2020, he thought his golden years would look quiet and relaxing. Instead, he realized his phone addiction was recreating the stress he experienced at work. Onken, a former ...
The internet can be highly addictive, but it’s possible to break free. How to control your internet addiction [TheWorldFinancial] The internet is a double-edged sword. A gateway to knowledge, ...
Best-selling author and neuroscientist TJ Power recently explained how ‘doomscrolling’ is literally rotting your brain and how to stop doing it.
James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He is the creator of The ...
Mel Robbins said parents' phone habits influenced their children's behavior. New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Mel Robbins has some tips to help families break free from a phone ...