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The Screen Disease: Why Your Digital Life Is Killing Your Human Experience

The Screen Disease: Why Your Digital Life Is Killing Your Human Experience
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Last week, I discovered something terrifying about myself. I decided to track my actual screen time – not just my phone, but every single digital interface in my life. The results were… well, disturbing. Out of my 16 waking hours on weekdays, I spent 14 of them staring at some form of screen. Phone: 5 …

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