hanging phone habits in many people’s minds is synonymous with going on a digital detox, something that has received a considerable amount of press attention. How a digital detox is applied varies but it essentially means not checking your phone or a particular app – usually social media – for a predetermined amount of time, ranging from a single day to a month or even longer. Many doctors, including myself, are against the term ‘detox’ because it is often associated with unscientific and alarmist claims about removing toxins from the body, a concept that doesn’t apply to technology habits. Our phones are not toxic, and we are not detoxifying. Setting aside any reservations about the
