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I feel connected to my friends and family.

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I feel the need to constantly check my phone.

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Cat Videos, Reels, etc.

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I am influenced too easily by Social Media and think I need to look like everyone else and own everything they have.

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A lot of times I'm either on my phone answering emails and the computer accomplishing tasks between teaching, AD, and coaching

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Find out about different news/services/slangs.

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I feel productive when I'm achieving a personal goal for my schoolwork.

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I have constant entertainment at the palm of my hands.

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Seeing others doing things that you wish you could be doing or have things you don’t have.

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Watching a television show with my wife that we both enjoy allows us to relax and enjoy something together.

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Having to fact check to see what is true and what is false. Trying not to be manipulated.

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Gives my brain a chance to get stimulated and wake up

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I feel connected and aware of what others needed and what we were doing together.

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Using media can be an entertaining way to spend your free time.

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Comedy shows make me laugh.

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Small free time that I can sit on the couch is spent either watch TV or play video games

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I feel as if I am constantly in my phone, disassociating myself from the world around me.

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What else could I have accomplished in this time?

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We are able to be informed in an instant about emergencies and things happening in the world.

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When you have any down time, you feel like you HAVE to be doing something. Anything. (i.e., Facebook, TikTok)

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I find new ideas for cooking and books to read.

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Easy to stay locked in on screen or fidget check phone when in conversation.

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Going online can take you away from experiencing things to their fullest in reatliy.

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Sometimes when I am done scrolling or looking around it feels like I wasted time that I will never get back.

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felt dependent on my routines in the morning and evening to check my phone for humor and news to start and end my day.

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Everyone is so busy, sometimes texting is the only way we can connect!

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A lot times either emails or texts will put me in stress mode because either I don't have an answer and need to find it, or there's an issue needing resolved

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Connecting to not only people I don’t get to see regularly, but to what is happening outside of my little bubble here in Columbia.

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I like to watch/stream content with positive messages - a moral or overall encouraging vibe.

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Sometimes media is a waste of time and energy that could be used to help others or better yourself.

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Accessing music can help decompress and make routine tasks more enjoyable.

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Social Media....that's all

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I feel like I have to check/respond. That I am missing something if I haven't looked.

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Too much political opinion- learn of views I don't need/want to know

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I don't get as much done when I'm on media. Time goes by quickly.

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Seeing friends and family from a few pixels is hard when you live far away from them.

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Always aware of everything happening all of the time can be overwhelming.

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Seeing the negatives that are happening around the world and people arguing about who is right and who is wrong.

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Sometimes with technology it feels like I can accomplish tasks at a much faster rate than I could without it.

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If I can't stop thinking about a stressor, media helps me avoid it so I can decompress.

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Media sometimes gets used as a tactic to avoid doing something you don't want to do.

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Don't want to hear everyone's opinions on every little thing all the time.

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Takes away time spent with family/friends

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Sometimes TV shows have bad content that I wish I hadn't seen.

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By the end of the year I will reduce my phone screen time each week to 2 hours.

Baseline: 4 hours

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I will limit having the TV on at night when we are eating dinner so we can connect as a family.

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I will set a 20 minute timer per day on the two social apps I use.

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Be present in my life.

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Tomorrow and next week, I will completely avoid logging onto YouTube in the morning before work and ensure I leave the house at 6:20 AM every morning.

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I will limit the types of media I am accessing simultaneously.

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By the end of the year, I will have reduced my social media usage by 25%.

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Increase amount of time walking outside instead of streaming shows.

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I will set a 30 minute timer when I get home from work to be productive.

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I will try reading a book for 5 minutes before I can play on my phone. Then after the 5 minutes I will check and see if I want to keep reading (which I probably will once I've started) or switch to tech.

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I will not comments or comment on posts I think are stupid

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Limiting Social Media usage to 2 hours per day, total.

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Liz & Scotty (clear 99 in the morning) recommend this. Limit your social media time by a set guideline you create. It kicks you out when you've hit the time limit.

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I will be more intentional of my time on the phone. I will put a timer of 30 min total for how much time I will be on social apps.

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You can set Timers on iPhones to turn off apps after a set amount of time.

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Screen time tracker on iPhone/iPad

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limit screen time or app time.

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Setting a 30 min timer for the day, and screen time tracker.

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Make use of setting limits both in my life as well as on the device

This will be in addition to the taking devices out of reach.

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Hire someone to throw your phone out the window when you've spent 30 minutes doomscrolling.

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I could put a shutdown timer on my computer to make sure I get off at 10:30pm.

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Go back to a basic phone that only makes calls and text messages.

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listen to what i tell my kids and do the same

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Keep my phone storage at a certain number (half), meaning a gradual path to deleting unnecessary apps.

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Setting so that when you are not looking at an app it immediately goes to your lock screen.