Smartphone Addiction, Unplug and Reconnect

Max points: 5 Type: Podcast

Smartphone addiction is rising fast. Addictions counselor Seth Fletcher explains how compulsive phone use fuels anxiety, poor sleep, strained relationships, and dopamine loops. Learn signs, the psychology beneath compulsions, and practical detox tactics—limits, no-phone bedrooms, notifications off, scheduled use, and journaling—to unplug and feel better.

Channel: Ontario Shores Duration: 0:28:19

Questions

1. In what year did Apple introduce the iPhone feature Screen Time mentioned in the talk?

2014 2018 2020 2016

2. Which specific tactic was recommended to add friction and reduce impulsive phone checks?

Reduce screen brightness Enable Face ID for faster access Switch to silent mode Turn off Face ID and use a longer passcode

3. How does Seth Fletcher define addiction in the context of smartphone use?

Checking social media every hour Continuing a behavior despite negative consequences Needing a device to fall asleep Using a device more than 3 hours daily

4. Which source is cited for finding that reducing smartphone use can lower anxiety and depression and boost life satisfaction?

World Health Organization Nature The Lancet Psychiatrist.com

5. The smartphone addiction survey Kevin took is from an ongoing study by which institutions?

Oxford and Cambridge University of Toronto and UBC McGill and Harvard MIT and Stanford

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