Can't get myself off the phond
Lately I have been spending a lot of time on the phone. Could you believe that I have more than 15 hours of screen time a day? I want to get off my phone and do something productive. All I have been doing is watching YouTube videos and I guess the YouTubers are doing their job well. They have got me hooked. But I have things to learn and instead if doing that I open my online classes in one tab and on another tab I just entertain myself.
Hey @crashingthewaves ,
It can be difficult when balancing class, social life and these difficult circumstances going on in the world at the moment - and during these times it can be 'normal' for our amount of screen time usage to go up. You mentioned wanting to get off your phone and do something more productive, is there anything you had in mind? Maybe a favourite hobby or a skill you want to pick up?
Youtubers certainly do have great jobs around now, and they are great at hooking us into their daily lives and the ongoing videos - so it's understandable that this could be a distraction for you at the moment. You said that when you are attempting to do online class, you end up distracted on another entertainment website - have you ever tried anything to help with this? When I was going through a particular work heavy stage in my life, and I was getting distracted - I used a website blocker to block certain sites including Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and even 7 Cups! Then once I had done a certain amount of 'productive' time, it would unblock the sites 
It was a great way to feel rewarded after the time, but also keep to my schedule. If there was one thing you could change about the situation currently, what do you think it would be? 
Sending hugs!
Emma
@emsworld that sounds like a great idea to me. maybe I should try it out but I am not sure this is possible on phones. I like to dance and draw but I am not that great at it
@crashingthewaves i think setting up a schedule and sleeping on time helped me a lot to get of my phone. You can perhaps try that? Also I'd you're on YouTube, you can try to unsubscribe and remove unproductive channels from your feed, it'll stop recommending them to you. I hope it helps you.
Hello, Has it distracted you from your school work?
