Dear Black Women – It’s time to take downtime from your mobile

Happy Wellness Wednesday ladies – how are you?

I’ve been thinking about something I aimed to do at the start of the year – take more time away from my mobile phone! I think we all forget how much time we spend on our phones. I previously wrote about this in a previous Blog – Why we have to talk about Mobile Phone Hygiene

So I recently had this message on Monday morning – showing I’d spent less time on my phone. Yes I enjoyed the smug feeling 😀

I have to be honest – I haven’t been this good every week but it’s helped me to be more mindful of my screen time. When I know that I may have been on the phone too long, I’ll ask myself a few questions (as listed below):

So if you’re planning to try doing less screen time in 2026, I’m sharing my questions below that help me to think about why I’m using my phone and is it helping me at that moment?

Questions and prompts to help you take mobile downtime

• Ask myself what am I looking for? News story or checking social media? Is it really important (i.e. will it help me?)
• What do I need to do instead – e.g. do I need to cook dinner instead?
• Is it healthy for me to look at this content on my mobile?
• What am I at risk of not having or doing better if I stay on my phone? For example, does being on my phone longer mean that I’m not going to the gym? Or does it mean I haven’t called friends and family?

So, feel free to borrow my questions above. Use them as prompts and reminders to help with your Mobile phone downtime – I’m sure you’ll thank me for it 🙂

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