'I thought introducing a wearable tech device to my wrist would increase my daily screen time. Instead, it let me live in the moment.'
2018 was the year we started taking our screen time seriously. We didn’t quite reclaim our lives back from our smartphones, but we started talking about it: Google introduced Digital Wellbeing, Instagram rolled out an activity dashboard that sends self-policing push notifications, and with iOS 12, Apple unveiled Screen Time, an update that gives users every instrument they need to tame their iPhone addiction.
The numbers that these tools showed made me increasingly queasy about my own tech consumption. My iPhone comes with me into the gym, into the bathroom stall and into my bed. It’s often the first thing I reach for when I open my eyes each morning, and sometimes it’s the final thing I see before I close them at night.
Here’s how that works: when my iPhone vibrates or I see its screen light up, I reach for it. I intend to check a single notification, but instead, I click Instagram and enter an endless void of dog videos, breakfast photos and selfies of people I haven’t spoken to since high school. With the Apple Watch, I see the notification, hit dismiss and continue on with whatever soul-fulfilling activity I’m supposed to be engaging with IRL.
Often, the activities that suffer most at the hand of my iPhone addiction are adventure related. I may be in an exciting new city or surrounded by breathtaking nature, but I’ll still find myself staring down at my phone screen, scrolling until I see something that sparks joy. That’s what made Whistler the perfect place to trial the Apple Watch Series 4 for the first time: I realized that when I stop reaching for my smartphone, I can finally enjoy being in the moment.
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