How I Reduced My Screen Time By 98%...

Summary

In this video, the creator documents their journey to reduce screen time by 85% over six weeks. Starting with 6 hours daily, they cut usage by 1 hour per week, aiming for 1 hour daily. The challenge resets if they miss a day. They explore the impact on their life, including time management and stress levels. The creator successfully completes the challenge, experiencing benefits like improved organization and a healthier lifestyle, while noting the stress of the final week.

Takeaways

• 📱 The individual spent around 6 hours daily on their phone, amounting to 42 hours a week or almost 3 months a year.
• 📉 The goal was to reduce screen time by 1 hour per week until reaching 1 hour daily, then maintain that for 2 weeks.
• 🔄 If a day was missed, the challenge would restart but halved in duration.
• 🏠 The motivation was to improve overall life organization, time management, and reduce stress.
• 🚫 The challenge was not just about phones, but also reducing computer screen time.
• 📉 The screen time was successfully reduced to 3 hours and 33 minutes after the first week.
• 😟 By week three, anxiety set in as the challenge became more difficult to maintain.
• 🕒 The realization hit that the phone was picked up less frequently as the challenge progressed.
• 🏆 The final week was a success, with only 22 minutes of screen time, meeting the challenge's goal.
• 🌟 The challenge ended successfully, with a total of 22 minutes of screen time over two weeks, achieving the set goal.
• 🔄 Despite the stress towards the end, the challenge had many positive effects and is recommended by the individual.

Q & A

How much screen time did the narrator originally spend per day?

The narrator spent around 6 hours on their phone every day.

What was the narrator's goal for reducing screen time?

The narrator aimed to decrease screen time by 1 hour a week until reaching 1 hour per day, and then keep it under 1 hour for the remaining 2 weeks.

What was the penalty if the narrator missed a day in the challenge?

If the narrator missed a day, they had to restart the challenge from the beginning but halve the time of the original challenge.

What was the narrator's ultimate goal for reducing screen time?

The ultimate goal was to get their life back together by improving time management, reducing stress, and living a healthier lifestyle.

How did the narrator feel about their life before starting the challenge?

The narrator felt their life was a mess with a messy room, poor time management, bad sleep schedule, excessive screen time, and constant stress.

What was the narrator's screen time like after the first week of the challenge?

After the first week, the narrator's screen time was reduced to 2 hours and 41 minutes.

Did the narrator find it difficult to stay under the screen time limit during the second week?

No, staying under 4 hours of screen time was easy for the narrator during the second week.

What strategy did the narrator use to reduce phone usage during the challenge?

The narrator turned off their phone and tried to limit computer time as well, focusing on living in the present moment.

How much screen time did the narrator have at the end of the challenge?

At the end of the challenge, the narrator managed to keep their screen time under 1 hour for two weeks, with 22 minutes on the last day.

Would the narrator recommend others to do the screen time challenge?

Yes, the narrator would recommend the challenge despite the stress towards the end, as they noticed many benefits from it.

Outlines

00:00

📱 Reducing Screen Time Challenge

The speaker describes their journey to reduce screen time from 6 hours daily to under 1 hour through a 6-week challenge. Initially, they spent 42 hours a week on their phone, which equated to nearly 3 months a year. The challenge involved decreasing screen time by 1 hour per week until reaching 1 hour daily, then maintaining that for the last 2 weeks. Missing a day meant restarting the challenge but halving the total time. The goal was to improve their life by reducing distractions and stress caused by excessive screen time. They also acknowledged the need to limit computer time as well.

05:02

🌟 Success and Recommendation

Having successfully completed the screen time reduction challenge, the speaker recommends others to undertake it as well. They reflect on the stress towards the end of the challenge with the 1-hour limit but recognize the benefits it brought, such as improved time management and living more in the present. They express hope to sustain the reduced screen time habit and enjoy the freedom to use their phone without the previous excessive usage.

Keywords

💡Screen Time

Screen time refers to the amount of time an individual spends looking at electronic screens, particularly those of smartphones, tablets, and computers. In the video, the creator's excessive screen time is a central issue, with the goal of reducing it to improve overall well-being. The creator's initial screen time was around 6 hours a day, which they aimed to decrease significantly over 6 weeks.

💡Digital Detox

A digital detox is a period during which a person refrains from using electronic devices, particularly those that are internet-connected, like smartphones and computers. The video's narrative revolves around the creator's personal digital detox journey, where they reduce screen time to regain control over their life and improve their mental and physical health.

💡Time Management

Time management is the act or skill of planning and controlling how much time is spent on a specific activity. In the video, poor time management is one of the problems the creator faces due to excessive screen time. By reducing screen time, the creator aims to better manage their time and become more productive.

💡Stress

Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. The video mentions that the creator was 'super stressed all the time' due to their disorganized lifestyle, which included excessive screen time. Reducing screen time is part of their strategy to reduce stress.

💡Life Goals

Life goals are objectives or targets that a person sets for themselves to achieve in their life. The video's theme is centered around the creator setting a life goal to reduce screen time to get their life back together. This goal is a significant part of their journey towards a healthier lifestyle.

💡Challenge

A challenge, in this context, is a task or situation that requires great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully. The creator sets up a challenge for themselves to reduce their screen time progressively over 6 weeks, with the ultimate goal of staying under 1 hour of screen time per day.

💡Penalty

In the context of the video, a penalty refers to the consequence of failing to meet the set goal, which in this case is staying within the daily screen time limit. If the creator fails to meet the goal on any day, they would have to restart the challenge, effectively doubling the time they would need to complete it.

💡Productivity

Productivity refers to the efficiency of productive activity. The video implies that excessive screen time was negatively affecting the creator's productivity. By reducing screen time, they hoped to become more efficient and accomplish more in their daily life.

💡Lifestyle Change

A lifestyle change involves making significant alterations to one's daily habits and routines to improve health, well-being, or happiness. The video documents the creator's efforts to change their lifestyle by reducing screen time, which is a key aspect of their broader goal to improve their overall health and well-being.

💡Self-Discipline

Self-discipline is the ability to control one's feelings and overcome one's weaknesses. The creator's journey in the video is a testament to self-discipline as they consistently work to reduce their screen time despite the challenges and temptations they face.

💡Mindfulness

Mindfulness refers to a mental state where one is fully aware of and engaged in the present moment. The video suggests that by reducing screen time, the creator is able to live more in the present, enjoying their life and experiences without being constantly distracted by digital devices.

Highlights

The narrator spent around 6 hours on their phone every day, equating to 42 hours a week or almost 3 months a year.

The plan was to decrease screen time by 1 hour a week until reaching 1 hour per day for the last 2 weeks.

If a day was missed, the challenge would restart, halving the original challenge time.

The ultimate goal was to improve time management, reduce stress, and live a healthier lifestyle.

The narrator's screen time was reduced to 2 hours and 20 minutes by 3:40 PM on the first day.

The realization that screen time was equally wasted on both phone and computer.

By the end of the first week, staying under 4 hours of screen time was achievable.

During week three, the narrator began to feel nervous about maintaining the goal.

The narrator had to power off their phone to resist the urge to exceed screen time limits.

By week five, the screen time limit was reduced to 1 hour per day.

The narrator found that their days improved without excessive phone use.

The challenge ended with the narrator successfully maintaining under 1 hour of screen time for two weeks.

The narrator showered at 10:20 PM, which they claimed was the earliest in over a year.

Despite the stress towards the end, the narrator noticed many benefits from reducing screen time.

The narrator recommends others to undertake a similar challenge.

Transcripts

[Music]

this was me almost every day after

school 6 weeks later this is me having

reduced my screen time by 85% but to

understand why I did this we need to go

back to the beginning it's 8:00 p.m. and

I haven't done any homework

yet you see I spent around 6 hours on my

phone every day that's 42 hours a week

or almost 3 months a year wasted on my

phone something needed to

change here was the plan for the next 6

weeks I would decrease my screen time by

1 hour a week until I was at 1 hour then

for the remaining 2 weeks I would keep

my screen time under 1 hour every day

and to make it harder on myself if I

missed a day I would have to restart the

Challenge from the beginning but half

all the time of the original

challenge you may be wondering what my

ultimate goal is right now I mean sure I

wanted to decrease my screen time but

why usually what I do when I work out is

I watch some sort of video on my phone

and since I have so much screen time

left over I'm probably just going to

watch some sort of video while I run cuz

right now I haven't even gotone to an

hour yet you see recently I realized

that my life was a mess my room was

messy my time management was

non-existent my sleep schedule was in a

completely different time zone my screen

time was through the roof and I was

super stressed all the time I got

literally nothing done and was basically

digging my own grave with how unhealthy

My Lifestyle was so this year I set my

goal to get my life back together and to

do that I have to start with my screen

time okay so it's 3:40 and and my screen

time is now up to 2 hours and 20 minutes

which is almost halfway through the

amount of time I have I still have like

9 hours with like 3 hours of screen time

so I need to stop being on my

phone so it's now 11:10 there's 50

minutes left until tomorrow and in 50

minutes I'm not going to reach 5 hours I

spent so much time on my computer

watching videos instead of on my phone

watching videos it equally wastes my

time as my phone in the future I'm going

to have to try to limit my computer time

too my screen time ended up being 3

hours and 33

minutes after smoothly sailing through

the first week it was now time for the

second one week two was pretty much a

breeze staying under 4 hours was easy

because I've been staying under 4 hours

most days during week 1 anyway 2 hours

and 41 minutes the power just went

[Music]

out usually it's pretty easy to stick to

a goal for a few days and the past few

weeks have proven pretty easy but as

week three came around I began to get

nervous these weeks will a test to see

if I could follow through with my goal

if I failed to stay below my screen time

limit these weeks I would lose all my

progress and suffer a

penalty it's now 10: p.m. and I still

only have a little bit over 1 hour on my

phone throughout weeks 3 to 4 I realized

that I picked up my phone a lot less

than usual I had to power off my phone

I'm already at an hour and 53 minutes

when I put it down and turned it off I

usually wouldn't pick it back up again

and now my screen time is at 41

[Music]

minutes my screen time right now is 1

hour that I can technically go on my

phone for the rest of today and I won't

go over my screen time I'm going to try

not to because next week I only have 1

hour of screen time which is really

scary so it's week five of this

challenge which means that my screen

time this week is limited to 1 hour Max

and right now my screen time is at 26

minutes when I started this challenge I

honestly thought it would be so

difficult because coming from like 1

month ago my screen time was at like 8

hours every day but like every week I've

been kind of like anticipating using it

less so I've been just like using it

less during the beginning my computer

would kind of just replace my phone like

I'd bring my laptop with me literally

everywhere I went the only difference of

my screen time usage was on the bus

where instead of using my phone I would

just like listen to music or something

but I recently got a monitor which means

I can't just use my computer as my phone

I feel like these two weeks I'm going to

really have to learn how to not use my

phone or not be on a device everywhere

and kind of live more in the present so

far I've been doing pretty well actually

right now I only have like 22 minutes on

my phone I haven't really been updating

too much just because I've been

successfully completing this challenge I

feel like my days have been going so

much better like usually when I walked

home from school I'd be on my phone the

whole time but now I'm not on my phone

I'm kind of going to live in the

moment it's 10:20 right now and I'm

about to go shower and this might sound

crazy but I think right now it's the

earliest time I've showered in like over

a

year as a screen time check yesterday I

was at 38 minutes right now it's like

12:00 a.m. February 12 which means that

my screen time challenge is officially

over yesterday I had 22 minutes of

screen time so I managed to stay under 1

hour for 2 weeks and I successfully

completed the challenge so I don't have

to restart or anything I'm so glad to be

able to use my phone again like for

however long I want I'm really hoping

I'm not going to go back to the thing

where I did like 10 hours a day I feel

like I've gotten used to not using my

phone so much in the end I successfully

completed the challenge would I do it

again no towards the end the 1our screen

time limit it began to become an

necessary stress however I noticed a lot

of benefits from doing this challenge so

I would totally recommend you do it

yourself too