How do you manage screen time for yourself?

It was, as I retired, that screens were just starting to really take off, in terms of the way they impact of every aspect of life here in Australia and certainly within the Northern Territory.

I went through the era of screens being introduced into schools via computer technology in the late 1980s and onward to the point of my retirement. Fortunately, I missed the way in which screen use became exponentially accelerated by iPhones and the proliferation of social media, which happened from about 2012 onward.

Although I used computer technology and the screen at work my knowledge was pretty limited.

Since retiring, I have been able to engage with the screen in ways I had not heard of prior to retirement. I have an active LinkedIn account and nearly 28,000 contacts on that device. I have an active blog and it has grown over time to be very useful to me in professional terms and sharing with others.

My use of the screen is limited only to professional and developmental issues. I do not use social media. I do not have Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or any other of those things and never will, because for mine they are far too dangerous and far too negative in terms of outcome.

I find the screen particularly useful, because it keeps me in touch with a lot of what’s going on and enables me to share hugely, and all from home.

To me that is important, because I no longer feel comfortable going out, socialising and going to meetings; that is largely because of the impact of Covid and my concern about catching this vicious virus.

Additionally, I keep across everything that’s happening in the world of News and have a good grasp on current affairs and understanding and that’s all down to screen usage.

Yes, I do value of the screen but it’s not the “end all of the be all”of life and must be used in the context of where it is a part of, but not the whole of life.