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May 11, 2026 – Most of us spend five or more hours a day on our phones, and research suggests that the long hours can affect our mental and physical health.
Screen time can cause our breathing to become more shallow, a phenomenon known as “screen apnea.” Using your phone or tablet at bedtime can result in shorter and lower-quality sleep. Walking while using a phone affects how we move. And all this time on our devices — with their fast-moving, constant stimulation — is shrinking our attention spans.
Even with all these side effects, we’re unlikely to give them up. “Most of us are not going to go off the grid, and we don’t want to,” said Manoush Zomorodi, author of “Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being.”
“But we do need to rethink how we live with our tech,” she added.
So we’re going to help you strike that balance. We’ve created the “Touch Grass” Challenge, a month-long series of exercises to help you pause your scrolling and connect IRL.
