There are many unknowns into the future of technology and the world is efficient in creating new apps, new devices, and new ways to spend time staring at a screen. — Unsplash
A loud ringing sounds next to my ear. I squint and aimlessly feel around trying to shut off this obnoxious sound waking me. After I grab the culprit, I hit the bright orange ‘stop’ button and finally I hear nothing, that is until my fingers go on automatic and open the beloved app, TikTok. The doomscrolling begins.
I’m ashamed to admit this but from my high school years to the beginning of my university journey, my phone screen time totaled roughly five to six hours a day. Looking at the big picture, that’s 89 days spent out of the year on a screen, comparing, editing, posting, scrolling, and wasting.
