{"id":21453,"date":"2026-01-06T21:37:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/how-to-actually-reduce-your-screen-time-this-year-15-expert-tips\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:37:42","slug":"how-to-actually-reduce-your-screen-time-this-year-15-expert-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/how-to-actually-reduce-your-screen-time-this-year-15-expert-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"How to actually reduce your screen time this year: 15 expert tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to doomscroll less this year, try these realistic tips from screen time coaches<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2025\/dec\/31\/daily-rituals-habits-calm-better-2026\">Simple daily rituals for building fun, calm and play into your days in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2025\/sep\/09\/sign-up-to-the-filter-us-our-newsletter-guide-to-buying-fewer-better-products\">Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I wish time travel were real. If it were, I\u2019d go back to 2006 \u2013 the year before the release of the first iPhone. A time when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/jul\/19\/doomscrolling-linked-to-existential-anxiety-distrust-suspicion-and-despair-study-finds\">doomscrolling<\/a> didn\u2019t exist, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2025\/jan\/28\/my-gruelling-week-of-calling-gen-z-friends-rather-than-texting\">thought of a phone call<\/a> didn\u2019t cause me a rush of anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/jan\/15\/phone-addiction-cut-screen-time-diary\">many Americans agree<\/a>. On social media, some are already labeling 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/home\/post\/p-182367371\">\u201cthe age of analog\u201d<\/a>, swapping Spotify for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@raphaelaaristidou\/video\/7586994912390876418?lang=en&amp;q=analog&amp;t=1767652281644\">record player<\/a> and a smartphone lens for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rosieoko\/video\/7581570587261357315?lang=en&amp;q=analog%202026&amp;t=1767571528635\">film camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter-us\/2026\/jan\/06\/how-to-reduce-phone-screen-time\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e87029d6066baaba1d99e315370ecdff4a979c28\/550_0_5800_4640\/master\/5800.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=5942072dab8d0c3cdc610b88c6623bf3\" title=\"How to actually reduce your screen time this year: 15 expert tips\" \/>If you want to doomscroll less this year, try these realistic tips from screen time coaches<\/p>\n<p>Simple daily rituals for building fun, calm and play into your days in 2026<br \/>\nSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things<\/p>\n<p>I wish time travel were real. If it were, I\u2019d go back to 2006 \u2013 the year before the release of the first iPhone. A time when doomscrolling didn\u2019t exist, and the thought of a phone call didn\u2019t cause me a rush of anxiety.<br \/>\nAnd many Americans agree. On social media, some are already labeling 2026 \u201cthe age of analog\u201d, swapping Spotify for a record player and a smartphone lens for a film camera. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to doomscroll less this year, try these realistic tips from screen time coaches Simple daily rituals for building fun, calm and play into your days in 2026 Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I wish time travel were real. 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