Fine, I'll admit it: I’m a serial night-time scroller. TikTok, Instagram, even a last-minute peek at my emails - I’ve long told myself that pre-bed phone time is my way to "unwind." Dare I say it, I look forward to it. There’s something oddly comforting about ending the day cocooned in bed, succumbing to the addictive pull of social media. But in reality, I’m flooding my brain with blue light and algorithm-fuelled noise. No wonder I’ve been feeling wired and worn out.
The numbers paint a similar picture: a 2020 report found that 73% of adults admit to scrolling their phones within 30 minutes of bedtime, while studies link this habit to disrupted melatonin production and increased sleep latency (that’s the time it takes to drift off).
