Can Alexa help lower my screen time while keeping me connected?
https://www.theguardian.com/get-more-from-amazon-alexa/2020/jan/14/can-alexa-help-lower-my-screen-time-while-keeping-me-connected
With an Amazon Echo Dot at hand, Alim Kheraj learns to break free of social media bad habits
I used to feel quite superior because of how little I relied on the tiny gods in our pockets – the devices that require so much time and devotion from everyone else. Then I started to get “screen time” notifications. This unwanted weekly intrusion was sobering: on average, I was using my phone for nearly four hours a day. And the bulk of that time was spent on social media.