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My average screen time was eight hours and 44 minutes per day -- more time than I spent sleeping. This made me fit into the category of being “constantly online” defined as someone whose entire life depends on the Internet. So I decided to change my lifestyle and use a dumbphone, designed with minimal features, primarily for basic communication such as calls, text messages and limited or no Internet access.
The first two days of my experiment started on a weekend, I experienced deep anxiety: I thought I was missing out on an event. As a result, I started calling my friends and family just to make sure that I wasn't.
I asked Lindsay Bira, a clinical health psychologist, why my decision to downgrade initially made me more anxious,“Being alone or disconnected from what's going on can be read by the deep brain as a survival threat when it really isn't a threat,” Bira said, “It is important to learn how to tolerate the feeling of being disconnected or left out until our brain understands that it is not a problem, which allows us to self-control without reaching for the phone, and we develop a deeper. healthier connection to ourselves”.
I started calling friends to hang out, rediscovering the lost art of phone conversations.It reduces miscommunication compared to texting and makes me a better listener, helping me feel more connected.
After the week, I broke the habit of automatically checking my phone for information. Instead of going through social media at work, I started getting news from other sources.
1. Why did the author switch to a dumbphone?
A. To reduce her phone usage.
B. To break her Internet dependency
C. To follow a trendy lifestyle.
D. To improve her work productivity
2. What is Bira's suggestion for feeling disconnected?
A. Remove the survival threat.
B. Distract attention from technology.
C.Accept the feeling until the brain adjusts.
D.Avoid situations that can cause anxiety.
3. What is a suitable title for the text?
A.Abandoning smartphones for a tech-free lifestyle
B. Reconnecting with nature and the self
C. Creating space for family relationships
D.Disconnecting for inner peace and connection

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