The High Cost of Screen Time: How Your Time is Being Stolen

💻Excessive screen time leads to chronic distraction and can hinder our career and personal relationships.

📱Social media platforms are designed to capture our attention and profit from our data and behavior.

🧠High screen time is linked to mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, while reducing our ability to focus and think deeply.

🤝Close relationships and deep communication are undervalued in a digital world that prioritizes frequent but shallow interactions.

⏰Our time is our most valuable resource, and we should use it wisely, avoiding excessive screen time and investing it in meaningful pursuits.

Why is excessive screen time a concern?

—Excessive screen time leads to chronic distraction, mental health issues, and hinders our ability to focus and think deeply.

How do social media platforms profit from our screen time?

—Social media platforms monetize our data and behavior by showing us targeted ads and influencing our future behavior.

What impact does high screen time have on relationships?

—Frequent shallow interactions on social media can lead to undervaluing close relationships and deep communication.

How can we use screens more wisely?

—We should reassess the value we place on screens, use them in moderation, and invest our time in meaningful pursuits.

What is the most valuable resource we have?

—Our time is our most valuable resource, and we should prioritize how we spend it to live a fulfilling life.

00:00Introduction emphasizing the high cost of screen time

03:21Visualization of how time is spent throughout life

07:32The design and effects of social media platforms

09:59Calculating the true cost of social media platforms

11:23Conclusion and call to reassess the value of screens