How Focus mode can help you combat digital fatigue

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Have you been struggling with digital fatigue lately? If you're tired all the time and have sore eyes by the end of the day, there's a chance you might have a screen addiction. I know what you're thinking: "That couldn't possibly be me, I'm not addicted to my phone". But what about your TV? Your laptop? Any handheld gaming consoles? Digital billboards as you walk to work? Screens can be unavoidable in this digital age, especially when it's part of your job. 

As a photographer with one of the best camera phones, as well as a tech journalist, and casual gamer, I've been finding that I spend about 80% of my day staring at a screen, which is pretty terrible for my digital well-being (and headaches). Once I close the lid on my laptop at 5:30, I'll take a tech break to walk the dog and cook some food, but then it's back to screens for either photo editing, gaming on my Nintendo Switch, or trying to unwind by watching a movie. 

Beth Nicholls
Ecommerce Writer

Beth is Creative Bloq’s Ecommerce Writer and has the fun job of finding you the very best prices and deals on creative tech. Beth kicked off her journalistic career writing for Digital Camera World, and has since earned bylines on TechRadar too. With a Masters degree in Photography, Beth loves getting to tinker with new cameras, especially camera phones, as the resident Samsung fan on the team. Her background working as a tester for CeX let her play around with all kinds of weird and wonderful products, including robots, and she’s recently gotten into 3D printing too. Outside of CB, you’ll find her gaming on her PS5, photographing local shows under the alias Bethshootsbands, and making TikToks of her dog, Tilly. 

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