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I've struggled with phone addiction at times, and I know so many other people who have as well, so I wanted to make a video deep diving into why it's so hard to overcome and what we can do about it. I hope you get some value from it! Enjoy x

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– Sources:
Worldwide Average Screen Time Stats: https://backlinko.com/screen-time-statistics
Phone Addiction study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449671/
Effects of Phone Addiction study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449671/
Phone Addiction and Sleep study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3817775/
Phone Use and Loneliness study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691821002043
Phone Use and Depression study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563215303320

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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
1:11 – Why is your phone so addictive?
5:27 – What is the problem with phone addiction?
10:36 – What can you do about it?