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Day 1 of 7. 5 minutes

The phone audit

Your real screen time, no lying.

Day one. The phone audit. Let's see the damage.

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Why it works

Your guess is off

In one study, young adults picked up their phones about twice as often as they guessed: about 85 times a day, not 37. Your phone kept score. You did not.

Small checks add up

Most pickups last a few seconds: unlock, glance, lock. Each one feels like nothing, so none of them stick in your memory. The count adds them all up.

A number is a start line

You can't change what you never look at. Writing the real number down turns a vague feeling into a starting line you can beat.

Your move today

5 minutesOpen your screen time and find 3 numbers: your daily average, your pickups and your top 3 apps. Put them in below. No deleting. No judging. Today you just look.

Your phone audit

  1. Open Settings, then Screen Time.
  2. Tap See All App & Website Activity. Your daily average is at the top.
  3. Scroll down for Pickups and your most used apps.
Daily average screen time
Your top 3 apps

Tomorrow

Day 2: Kill notifications

The buzz you ignore still costs you.

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