I was a phone addict: These 7 tricks stopped me scrolling and curbed my screen time - fast

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Small changes can slash your screen time, dramatically.
• Make it harder to grab your phone and mindlessly scroll.
• Deleting apps works better than relying on app limits and timers.

A few months ago, I noticed screen time on my iPhone was around 13 hours a day, with work on my Mac included. Some days it was more. I've never really been one to care about screen time because I love using tech, test apps and new features often, and genuinely enjoy being online.

I've always been this way. But as I get older, I've started doing the math. With work excluded, I'm spending over 100 days every year staring at my phone. That's more than three months out of the year, 24 hours a day, not doing ...