What is screen time? Wouldn’t you rather be locked up in a room with books?

Screen time is, as defined by Merriam Webster’s dictionary “time spent watching television, playing a video game, or using an electronic device with a screen (such as a smartphone or tablet)”.

Did you know that for teenagers between sixteen and eighteen, screen time should not exceed two hours per day?

And that a lot of countries follow these suggestions as well?

It is my understanding that exceeding this amount of screen time is bad for you. It is also my understanding that a lot of people have this unresolved and seemingly utopic desire to be locked up in a room without internet.

As someone once said to me, “I would get so much sh*t done,” which has stayed with me for a few years.

Here are some links you can look at:

• Swedish Public Health Agency recommendations
• American Academy of Pediatrics — Screen Time Guidelines / Family Media Plan
• WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
• Australian physical activity / sedentary behaviour guidelines, ages 5–17
• Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, ages 5–17

I think each country worth their salt has the same guideline.

So here is the question: if you are an adult, why not limit your own screen time to something below that recommended screen time limit?

You could get so much sh*t done!

Imagine that you are locked inside a room with a bed, paper, a pencil, and books to read.

That is what I am doing now.

This took me thirteen minutes to write and put together. My social media timer shows six minutes left. That means screen time for today is 120 minutes minus 20 minutes equals 100 minutes left of screen time.

I am recolonizing my time.

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