I SPENT 14 HOURS ON A GAME APP LAST WEEK
DAILY AVERAGE: 5hr 52 min WEEKLY PICK-UPS: 346 FIVE MOST USED APPS: Toy Blast, Facebook, Safari, Email, Twitter MOST VISITED: Toy Blast (14hr 27m) HOLLIE GREGERSEN, 32, is on maternity leave from her job as a buyer in the public sector. She lives near Hull with husband Richard, 39, a sales manager, and their sons James, two, and Ted, nine months. HOLLIE Says: My life is on my phone, be it banking, shopping, blogging, working, social media or engaging with customers to generate new business.
But I wasn’t prepared for the truth about just how much screen time I clock up. I’m both impressed and horrified by the app.
For me, the most embarrassing revelation is that I spent over 14 hours last week on a game app called Toy Blast.
I’ve since deleted it in a bid to claim my life back and have been taking note of the tips from Moment for reducing my usage, such as leaving my phone out of reach. When my sons nap I immerse myself in my phone and justify it to myself as being mostly for work. But I’m easily sidetracked.
I can justify a lot of it, though. I use parenting websites to connect with other mums. Being at home with young children can be terribly lonely.
My husband and I each moan about how much the other uses their phone, but we both play games on them to de-stress once the kids are in bed.
I now feel terrible for all the days I’ve said I don’t have time to visit a friend or relative, when clearly I do have plenty of time.
This week I’m going to put my phone down for a while and go to visit my elderly grandparents instead of spending hours playing games or composing the perfect photo for Instagram.