How Our Screen Habits Impact Our Stress Levels

The pandemic has us all glued to our screens. Smartphones, tablets, laptops, and TVs provide vital information, social connection, and distractions—but excessive or unstructured screen use can increase anxiety, reduce focus, and worsen stress. Catherine Price, founder of Screen/Life Balance and author of How To Break Up With Your Phone, shares her tips to develop healthy screen habits, set digital boundaries, and make sure our devices ehance our happiness, not our anxiety.

Resources Mentioned:
- "How to Create Screen-Life Balance When Life Has Shifted to Screens," (The New York Times, 2020)

Related episodes of "The Happiness Lab":
- "Dial D for Distracted"
- "Tame Those Devices: 10 Tips to Achieve Digital Balance"
- "How to Kick Bad Habits (and Start Good Ones)"
- "Reconnect with the Moment"

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