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Anyone brave enough to post their screen time figure for today?

61 replies

Gruffalosandbuffalos · 08/02/2020 21:32

I need to get a handle on my phone addiction. I spent hours scrolling through Facebook and reading Mumsnet to the point that my eyes sting and my thumbs hurt.

So I’ve set myself a 2 hour limit per day for the next week to see if I can manage.

I’m terribly ashamed of my current screen time average and I’m hoping by posting it here it will motivate me to change.

So mine for today is 3 hours and 48 minutes.

Anyone else brave enough to post and also wanting to cut down?

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AutumnRose1 · 08/02/2020 21:35

Mines less than an hour but I’ve been out drinking most of the day, so y’all can decide which is worse 😂

LisaSimpsonsbff · 08/02/2020 21:36

2 hrs 14, which is pretty bad because I would have told you that today was a light day, definitely under an hour, before I checked

LisaSimpsonsbff · 08/02/2020 21:37

There is some irony to a MN thread about cutting down screen time, though!

lucysmam · 08/02/2020 21:38

2 hours and 36 minutes.

Most of that spent adding to my Tesco shop as I cooked tea, and using Pinterest for a recipe; then mindlessly scrolling fb and mn after my shower tonight. Plus the odd messenger message organising Tuesday's bake off style Guide meeting.

BrutusMcDogface · 08/02/2020 21:38

5 hours 12 minutes!!!!!!!!!!

Wow. That’s fucking shameful. 2 hour limit tomorrow.

LeekMunchingSheepShagger · 08/02/2020 21:39

6 hours Blush

Lellochip · 08/02/2020 21:40

5hr 15 😶

megletthesecond · 08/02/2020 21:40

How do you know?

reservoircats · 08/02/2020 21:40

Jesus...... 5h 45 minutes.... in fairness it's my time of the month and I've been on the sofa most of the day

OhWellThatsJustGreat · 08/02/2020 21:42

5 hours and 23 minutes. That's awful!!!
2 hours on chrome - mumsnet
2 hours on nonogram - game
1 hour and 23 minutes - Facebook and Instagram

So so bad!!!!

ElfishBiatch · 08/02/2020 21:43

Only 5hrs and 44 mins so far today. 9 hrs 14 mins yesterday.

catinb0oots · 08/02/2020 21:46

I'm on about 7 or 8 hours a day at the mo but tbf I'm recovering from an operation

Crunchymum · 08/02/2020 21:49

How do you find out? I'm android.

GoldLeafTree · 08/02/2020 21:51

6 hours 12 minutes Shock I need to get a hobby or some friends! An hour and a half of that was watching Netflix and the rest aimlessly scrolling Mumsnet and Instagram

@crunchymum search " screen time management" in the phone settings

1littlequestion · 08/02/2020 21:52

Wow 4 hours 25 mins.
And would also claim (before I checked) that I hadn't been on my phone much today 🥴🥴

shortytrekker · 08/02/2020 21:55

5hr 6mins

It is awful. And I've been busy at home today. An hour of that came from being up early with the baby and sitting watching Netflix.

ClientQueen · 08/02/2020 21:56

7hrs 42 mins
In my defence I'm allowed my phone at work, and it was quiet Grin

ippdipdo · 08/02/2020 21:58

7 hours 32 but I was on a train for six of those hours and reading books online

amaryl · 08/02/2020 21:59

Mines more than any posted here
I have literally been sat on my arse all day

You need an app for an android phone

Galvantula · 08/02/2020 22:00

4h5 mins 😱

I'd have guessed about 2.

I suppose it does include reading in bed before I got up.

FruityWidow · 08/02/2020 22:05

4hrs 35 mins. Total
1.55 mins chrome (mostly mumsnet) 49mins instagram
29 mins twitter
1.15 mins others (mostly settings playing about with the display)

WhispersOfWickedness · 08/02/2020 22:05

3 odd hours today, but my average screen time is utterly shameful, nearly 5 hours a day Blush I was online for over 27 hours this week ShockShockBlushBlush

BirdieFriendBadge · 08/02/2020 22:08

It's the number of pick ups that's shocked me more.

109!!!

I used to have a really good app that helped you off the phone.

Need to find what it was again.

edwinbear · 08/02/2020 23:43

9 hrs 16 mins!! I have taken DC to 2 hrs of athletics plus swimming lessons today. And played a lot of Pokémon Blush

BrainBetrayingMe · 08/02/2020 23:51

10hrs 51 mins!
No wonder I feel I never have time to get stuff done.
For the whole time I've had 'must get up and do something' going through my head, so it's not like I've even relaxed into it.

What a ridiculous waste of life! 🤦‍♀️
Right, that's it, I'm divorcing my phone!

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