A slightly unsettling, article about new apps to help people track and monitor their smartphone use. Isn’t it ironic to spend time on your smartphone to learn how much time you spend on your smartphone.  But I digress.

Knowing how much time you spend on your smartphone, particularly for personal as opposed to work use, is important because recent studies have shown that high smartphone use is associated with increased stress and anxiety and more dissatisfaction with life.

Plus, all of that smartphone time incurs significant opportunity costs, meaning time spent staring at a screen is time not spent exercising, working, interacting with others directly, and doing other healthy activities.

Two questions for you. How much time do you spend on your smartphone? What other more life-affirming things could you do with that time?