The Case for Disconnecting From Your Phone

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0:53Arthur Brooks:Together let's drive. These protocols are really, really helpful, and I recommend them to anybody and everybody. Don't sleep with your phone. No phones during meals. Regular social media fasts. You'll get better. I have a no-device policy after 7 in the afternoon. I don't sleep with my phone. We don't have devices when we have meals in my family because we're there for each other. We're not there for people who aren't there. Three, I have regular social media and screen cleanses where I don't use my device for longer periods of time. First, it's like children screaming in my head because that's how dopamine is saying, get the phone, get the phone.

1:40Arthur Brooks:That's addiction. But it calms down and I feel better. I pick the phone up by the end because I have to check my emails and I have to be a normal, functioning, connected person in the world. but it does remind me that my life doesn't have to revolve around these devices. People worry that if they do these things, they're going to miss something. There are ways that you can remedy that. One of the things that you can do is you can have your phone on. You're just not looking at it. And there's only one or two numbers that can reach you in case of emergencies. The news can wait. Seriously, your grandparents didn't know what was going on every single second in Washington, DC.

2:13Arthur Brooks:You're killing yourself with this stuff. Are you kidding me? It's bad for you. So let me say it straight to my kids. Put down your phones. You need more meaning in your life. And so do I.