Your phone is killing you (how to stop your addiction)

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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-sta...
Phone Addiction study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Effects of Phone Addiction study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Phone Addiction and Sleep study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Phone Use and Loneliness study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Phone Use and Depression study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

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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?