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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Pete Etchells

Scroll on: why your screen-time habits aren’t as bad as you think they are

an illustration of a pixelated goldfish on the screens of a cloud of smartphones

Digital technology is now inextricably woven into the fabric of society, and for many of us, that does not always feel like a good thing. As screens have become more numerous, so the anxieties that we have about them have become more salient and pressing. But what if we are focusing on the wrong sorts of worries? Here are five common questions about screen time, the answers to which may help us to frame the relationships we have with our tech more accurately.

Should we be worried about screen time?

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