How to nurture your phone-free hobbies | Caitlin Begg | TEDxPrincetonU
MicrosoftMicrosoft(US:MSFT) TEDx Talks·2026-08-10 17:00

[applause] [applause] >> I was single for most of college, but I never went to bed alone. Because I always had my smartphone. And this didn't change until 6 years after graduation.Looking back, this is because I was afraid to be alone. And the smartphone was a source of comfort. Well, it turns out I wasn't alone.92% of people check their smartphone within 15 minutes of waking up. And only 5% of people sleep with their phones outside of the bedroom. This is data from my most recent study, Stuck in the Screen ...

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