I journaled every time I opened an app for 3 days. Even though I knew I was going to do this, it made me cringe every time I see myself pull out my phone. I also see patterns for when I use my phone the most.

I wanted to conduct an experiment to see how often I use my phone during the day. To do this, I carried a notebook and pen with me everywhere I went over the span of 3 days (Friday - Sunday). Every time I opened an app on my phone, I wrote it down, even the ones I used for work. I journaled not only the name of the app, but the time of day I opened it and how long I spent on it. The first day was the hardest for me to keep track of because I had to get used to journaling my phone use. I forgot to write down a few apps, and I didn't specify the time for some apps. Even though I knew I was going to do this, it made me cringe every time I see myself pull out my phone. So on the second and third day, I made sure to write down almost every single app I used. As a result, this made me use my phone much less than on the first day. The experiment went as I expected for the most part. I use my phone more often when I'm on break at work or when I'm bored. I use my phone more often when I'm with other people than when I'm alone. I use my phone more often when I'm doing something I don't want to do for too long, like cleaning up the kitchen or folding laundry. I also see patterns for when I use my phone the most. I use my phone the most when I wake up in the morning. This is something I want to change so I'm going to put my phone in a different room and make it harder for me to reach it. The apps I use the most are Tiktok, Chambers, Pinterest, Duolingo, Spotify, and Google Maps, all of which I used for over 30 minutes in total. I open some apps for only a few seconds, then close them, check them again a few hours later, then close them, and check them once more a few hours later. I see myself doing this with the weather app, the news app, Snapchat, and occasionally with some games. While I don't think I use my phone too often, I still spend over half of my day on my phone. I have so many other hobbies that I wish I could do instead, but I don't have the motivation to do them when my phone is easily accessible. To change my phone habits, I'm going to put my phone in a different room at night, set more frequent phone-free times, and do more activities in places where I can't easily access my phone. I also want to start carrying a book or a journal with me everywhere I go. I will do another experiment like this in the future and hopefully see a change. **Day 1:** 3:45 p.m. - weather app (30 sec) 4:01 - Duolingo (30 min) 4:40 - Spotify (1 hr and 30 min) 6:15 - Pinterest (45 min) 7:15 - Snapchat (1 min) 7:22 - Removeijing the ada (5 min) 7:31 - Discord (10 min) 7:41 - Tiktok (1 hr) 8:34 - Weather app (15 sec) 8:36 - news (15 sec) 8:43 - Spotify (45 min) 10:21 - Google Maps (2 hr and 30 min) 12:51 a.m. - Apple Music (15 sec) 1:06 - Brain Testament (30 sec) 1:10 - Lingo Arcade (10 min) 1:26 - Texting with best friend (20 min) 1:52 - Pinterest (5 min) 2:05 - Texting with best friend (45 min) 2:50 - Lingo Arcade (10 min) 3:03 - Texting with best friend (30 min) 3:36 - Removeijing the ada (10 min) 3:59 - Lingo Arcade (10 min) 4:14 - Removeijing the ada (10 min) 4:53 - Spotify (2 hr and 40 min) 7:35 - Brain Testament (5 min) 7:40 - Texting with best friend (10 min) Total time on phone: 13 hr 45 min **Day 2:** 12:12 a.m. - Removeijing the ada (20 min) 12:37 - Spotify (45 min) 2:08 - Texting with best friend (15 min) 2:30 - Removeijing the ada (2 hr and 20 min) 4:54 - Brain Testament (1 hr and 30 min) 6:31 - text message from mom (30 sec) 6:36 - Removeijing the ada (10 min) 7:02 - Duolingo (15 min) 7:21 - texting with friend (20 min) 7:49 - Spotify (2 hr and 15 min) 10:09 - Tiktok (2 hr) 12:15 - Google Maps (30 min) 12:55 - Snapchat (1 min) 1:02 - Removeijing the ada (15 sec) 1:05 - Tiktok (10 min) 1:22 - texting with best friend (10 min) 1:44 - Duolingo (15 min) 2:01 - Tiktok (10 min) 2:23 - Removeijing the ada (15 sec) 2:27 - Google Maps (10 min) 3:03 - Removeijing the ada (15 min) 3:26 - Texting with best friend (1 hr) 4:55 - Removeijing the ada (40 min) 6:02 - Spotify (1 hr and 15 min) 7:22 - Texting with friend (1 min) 7:39 - Apple Maps (45 min) 8:47 - Tiktok (10 min) 9:47 - Removeijing the ada (45 min) 10:51 - Lingo Arcade (1 hr and 45 min) 12:31 - Removeijing the ada (45 min) Total time on phone: 12 hr 55 min **Day 3:** 12:28 a.m. - Removeijing the ada (15 min) 12:49 - Texting with best friend (10 min) 1:08 - Discord (5 min) 1:20 - Removeijing the ada (35 min) 2:04 - Brain Testament (3 hr) 5:09 - texting with friend (30 sec) 5:17 - Removeijing the ada (10 min) 5:36 - Duolingo (45 min) 6:30 - Brain Testament (20 min) 6:59 - Spotify (1 hr 30 min) 8:46 - Texting with best friend (2 hr and 15 min) 11:09 - Removeijing the ada (10 min) 11:50 - Spotify (1 hr) 12:59 - Texting with best friend (30 min) 1:37 - Tiktok (2 hr and 30 min) 4:09 - Removeijing the ada (40 min) 4:59 - Tiktok (1 hr and 15 min) 6:21 - Twitch (2 hr and 15 min) 8:45 - text message from brother (1 min) 9:47 - Spotify (30 min) 10:28 - Removeijing the ada (10 min) 10:40 - Twitch (45 min) Total time on phone: 14 hr 40 min

I journaled every time I opened an app for 3 days. Even though I knew I was going to do this, it made me cringe every time I see myself pull out my phone. I also see patterns for when I use my phone the most.

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