Get off your screen and into real life because all that exists is here and now

What’s your average daily screen time, do ya reckon? If you have a smartphone, you can easily find out. But if you had to guess… 2 hours? 3 hours? More?

The truth is, the average is about 6.5 hours a day – and that’s just phones. It doesn’t even count the time spent staring at a computer screen if you have an office job.

Look, we get it. The world is literally at our fingertips, and it’s so easy to get lost in the endless scroll of social media, news, and other apps on your phone.

But have you ever closed an app – say Instagram – only to open it seconds later? The habit of scrolling is so ingrained in us that we don’t even realise we’re doing it sometimes. It’s like we scroll in auto-pilot. 

If you’re someone who finds themselves reaching for their phone when there's “nothing else to do” – like on the train to work, before a movie starts, or waiting for a friend at a cafe – well, maybe it’s time to stop.

There’s so much life happening around you, and if your head is constantly stuck in your phone, you’re gonna miss it.

You’ll miss seeing a cute golden retriever trotting along on their morning walk. You’ll miss out on striking up a conversation with your barista, watching an elderly couple walk hand in hand down the street, marvelling at the city architecture as you sit on the bus, or seeing kids dancing in the street as buskers play. You’ll miss the gorgeous way the sunlight filters through the trees in the park, or the chance to smile at a stranger and make their day.

Life’s too short to be lived through a screen. Take this as your gentle nudge to put down your phone and rediscover the beauty of the world around you. 

Because all that exists is here and now.

With love,
Nakie HQ