You Don’t Need to Quit Social Media to Reclaim Your Sanity

The sweet spot between online and offline life

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Just now

Realistically, nobody can completely detach from every last app on their phone anymore. We use our devices to keep in contact with our family members, keep track of our schedules, and receive updates from our workplaces and social groups.

But there might be a more nuanced way to wrestle our time, attention, and even our happiness back from the digital stranglehold that apps currently have on our lives. It’s called digital minimalism.

Tech constantly changes, so our use of tech should also

Nothing is easier or faster to form than a bad habit.

For many of us, some of our phone usage habits fall under that heading. When we need a little dopamine hit, we scroll through our social media for messages from friends. When we’re bored, we check our apps for breaking news and other constant updates.

Our intentions are often good; we want to feel connected to others, and we feel we’re just “popping on” to our apps for a few minutes here and there.

But according to many recent studies, we’re all spending more than just a few minutes on our phones and apps every day. One study found that the…