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Frances Olsen's avatar

I agree completely Dr. Brooke! Technology can be such a waste of time and mental energy. I’m not even on social media but still get drawn into stuff in my phone like podcasts and YouTube. I don’t feel that I’m missing anything about social media but I am older. 😊 When I was drinking alcohol, I definitely felt pressure to respond quickly to everyone who reached out to me. I’ve learned in sobriety to take care of myself first. I use Do not disturb on my phone daily but need to work on my morning habit of checking my Oura ring sleep tracking and readiness right when I wake up. If it’s not great, it puts me in a bad mood. Not a good way to start the day. I love your advice for the morning- Create before Consume!

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Dr. Brooke Scheller's avatar

Yes, the Oura ring is also such a must! Love it, Frances!

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Heather Lowe's avatar

So much of the same here! Great article. XO!

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Dr. Brooke Scheller's avatar

💛💛💛

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Patricia's avatar

Thank you for this! It’s been on my mind a lot lately because my phone tells me how many hours per day I spend on it. It’s shocking to see how many hours are wasted - every day of my life. What better things could I do with that time? So many things! One thing that helps me is to put my phone on silent mode during the day so I don’t get constant notifications. It’s hard to disconnect but having those extra hours in the day is worth it,

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Dr. Brooke Scheller's avatar

So worth it! Thanks for sharing, Patricia!

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