it took me a long time to realise that something felt off about my interactions with my phone. I began to notice that I often picked up my phone “just to check”, only to resurface an hour later wondering where the time had gone. I’d respond to a text and then get caught in a thirty-minute back-and-forth that felt more demanding than an in-person conversation and yet left me feeling less fulfilled. I’d open an app with a sense of anticipation, and then be disappointed when it didn’t provide the satisfaction that I sought.
