Digital Detox Culture Is Real, But Is Logging Off Actually Enough?

Digital detox culture exists because everyone knows the phone is winning.Back in 2017, the American Psychological Association found that 65% of Americans agreed periodically unplugging or taking a “digital detox” was important for their mental health. The problem was the follow-through: only 28% of those people actually did it.Nearly a decade later, the case for logging off has only gotten stronger. In a 2022 study, families who cut recreational screen use to less than three hours per week per p