Minimizing Screen Time for Grown-Ups

About this episode

Catherine Price discusses smartphone addiction and offers tips to reduce screen time.

We’re all addicted to our phones — but it turns out it’s not our fault! Author, journalist, and speaker Catherine Price joins hosts Lea Palmieri and Matt Stillo to walk us through why we’re so glued to our social media accounts, and what we can do to slowly put down the smartphone and get more out of life. From tips about nixing those notifications to taking up non-phone hobbies, we’ll have you relying on your phone less and less by the minute with this episode. You can read more about Catherine’s plan to get us off our phones and out into the world in her book, “How to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life” . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lea Palmieri, Matt Stillo

Guest: Catherine Price

Topics covered

• screen time
• smartphone addiction
• social media
• digital wellness
• non-phone hobbies

Keywords

• screen time
• smartphone
• Catherine Price
• digital detox
• social media
• notifications
• hobbies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life

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