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My digital detox journey (as a gen Z)

Jess Farnham

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This week I did my first digital detox as a gen z and traded my iphone for a flip phone to force myself to slow down and reduce my social media addiction. As a busy 20-something (whose job is on social media) my screen time is sometimes up to 8 hours a day (which is insane)! Join me for a week in my life as a generation Z using a flip phone for the first time ever to see how I feel and manage not using a smartphone for a week and to try and cure my phone addiction!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro - Why I want to have a digital detox
00:26 Monday - First day of using a flip phone
02:10 Tuesday - Phone-free office day
03:28 Wednesday - Phone-free morning routine
05:50 Thursday - Navigating life without a phone
07:18 Friday - Phone-free activities
10:15 Sunday - How to reduce screen time and final thoughts

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@JessFarnham Creator 1 year ago (edited) Pinned

Update - thank you so much everyone for all the love on this video! I've never had the response from a video like this before so I really appreciate it and love hearing your different opinions and thoughts on using a flip phone and on a digital detox 🥰

I have made a free digital detox toolkit which contains a bunch of resources including a 7-day digital detox step-by-step challenge if you are wanting to do your own digital detox! You can access it here - https://www.jessfarnham.com/digital-detox-toolkit

Since the release of this video, I have also made some more videos so will leave a link here to my 2024 playlist if you want to check them out - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfKWdLAxKe7L52HFbgzKNMsbMsye01eR&si=U5HP1-OrPpnrDyUr

Thank you!❤ (PS. The phone I used was the TTfone flip TT1140 and I got it on Amazon!)

@Lottie009 1 year ago

I wish there was a way to get social media without fyps etc bc I love seeing what my friends are up to but hate getting distracted and doom scrolling but don’t want to delete them and miss my friends

@Mariëllew1999 1 year ago

I wished that youtube stopped the shorts because the shorts are the biggest problem I purposly deleted tiktok 2 years ago but youtube has the same

@AceDisarray 1 year ago

The first time i saw someone doing this type of videos and actually having 6+ hours of screen time, I feel very represented.
I work 5 times a week for 7 hours and then i go to college AND i still manage to waste 6+ hours on my phone....

@Pursuitofhealthwealthhappiness 2 years ago

Petition to globally shut down social media after 5pm 😜 I actually don’t think society would be able to cope 🤣🤣

@UndeadDoodles 2 years ago

I recently moved and during packing i found my moms old alarm clock. Decided to smuggle it to our new home and it has really made a difference in my mornings. Less headaches from the screen in the darkness of the room right as i am waking up. Trying to do small changes like that and make it normal for me

@cande.m 1 year ago

i know social media and technology are good for many things, but I deeply wish that social relations wouldnt be based on them. I started digital detoxing and I found it even harder to socialize with my friends, because most of the topics they talked about were only going through their fyps. I hope im not the only one and someone relates to this

@becunning 1 year ago

Once Instagram let's us hide the explore page, and stops loading up my dashboard with recommended content, I'll come back :(

@niriena 1 year ago

I believe that only social media detox would do! Maps, alarm clocks with circadian rhythm, good camera and other stuff are pretty useful on a daily basis and we should learn to use the devices responsibly

@steway89 1 year ago

I'm 35 and I grew up without smartphones or social media, and I miss those times more than I can ever express on here. We were the first generation of texters, and from that time socialising hasn't been the same. It's very sad and I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't know any better from the younger generations.

@AbhishekThakur-9648 1 year ago

I didn’t plan on reading something like this, but curiosity pulled me in when I came across The Silent Feminine Power by Lana Cressel. Honestly, it felt like opening a door to a part of myself I didn’t even know was there. But once I stepped through, there was no going back - I began to see how silent yet powerful true feminine strength can be, the patterns that hold us back, and the ways we can reclaim ourselves. At first, it’s a little intimidating to face these truths, but once you embrace them, it’s freeing and deeply empowering. Give this book a chance. ❤️

@Zoe-yh9sn 1 year ago

This is such a well-made, interesting video that I was genuinely shocked that you don't have more subscribers. Great work!

@lucidtofu 1 year ago

Currently unemployed, so 10+ hours a day of phone usage (tbh more like 14ish hours) and honestly I'm so tired of being glued, but I recognize that I feel so empty when I'm not on my phone.
Your video is so motivating to actually pin point my discomfort of not holding my phone all the time and actually trying to get over it instead of using it constantly as a distraction from the problem–which ironically came from the phone itself lol. Great video❤

@archivin9 1 year ago

i really love how you look much happier after doing a digital detox! one reason i can't really let go of my phone and social media is because my degree program requires me to know the recent trends. also when i'm with my friends they always talk about these random things and then they have to explain the tiktok context of it to me. so i was shocked that your work is social media and can still live without a phone! i now want to try it myself as well <3

@onsavlogs 1 year ago

I never thought I’d say this, but my grandma urgently needs this detox!!

@mourningthem00n 5 months ago

My flip phone is being delivered today! I can’t wait forvmy life to slow down after years of wasting my day glued to a screen. I’m 22 and I’ve also always had a smartphone. I got one prettyblate compared to my peers but man did I catch up on screen time! Here’s to enjoying life again 🎉

@Nomanidrisi-u8h 1 year ago

Being constantly online was exhausting. Every spare moment I reached for my phone, scrolling endlessly through TikTok and Instagram. I didn’t even notice how anxious and restless I had become. Reading a book on digital detox helped me take back control. I started small, setting limits and creating offline routines, and the shift was incredible. I feel calmer, more present, and finally in charge of my own time.

@Chris-b4w8t 2 years ago

I’m 28 and I remember when iPhones came out, my parents wouldn’t get me one and I was so mad at the time because everyone else had one. Me and my mom shared a razr flip phone which I remember was one of the coolest phones at one point. I’ve had a smartphone for a long time, right now I have an iPhone 8 and I feel like I’m less addicted to my phone than other people around me, especially when it comes to social media, but I still have a hard time getting off of it. I spend so much time on YouTube mostly. Honestly thinking about getting a flip phone again. Turning off my notifications has helped me a lot for sure though