HOW TO SWITCH OFF

Recognise when you’re suffering from information overload. For example, are you bored, stressed, anxious, sad, angry or happy? Monitor your screen time and what your ‘attention grabbers’ are, such as social networking, or the news. List advantages and disadvantages of maintaining your current habits, including the impact on your relationships and well-being. Ask, do you want to make changes? Set a daily goal. How much time do you want to spend on a device? Plan daily activities – instead of reaching for your phone, try something relaxing, like listening to music or doing exercise. Be kind to yourself, and be realistic. There will be days you won’t achieve this goal, but at least you tried.