Sydney Paulson's Media Blog

 This week I decided to go about my week as I usually would, and check my average screen time at the end of the week. I just barely checked my phone and I averaged 5 hours and 5 min on my phone per day. I was surprised to see that my Messages app was my most used app, with about an hour and 15 min per day. I like knowing that most of my time on my phone is spent talking to my friends or family rather than scrolling on social media. Following Messages, Tiktok was my second most used app, and Instagram was my third. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that I spent less than an hour per day on each Tiktok and Instagram. If you were to ask me how much time I spend on each app per day, I would guess over an hour. 

 This week I decided to reflect on how long I spent watching tv/movies. I didn't think about my consumption during the week, but I had a reminder set on my phone for the end of the week. I only spent about an hour and a half watching shows this week. All of my tv time came from two trips at the gym watching a show while I walk on the treadmill. I had an abnormally busy week last week so that definitely affected my media use. I usually watch a show for 20-30 minutes before I go to bed, but because I was so busy last week, I was too tired to turn a show on before I fell asleep. It would be interesting to reflect on this again when I have a week with more free time and see how my tv/movie time differs.