Phone Addiction: How Your Screen Time Harms Your Mind and Mood

• Modern burnout is subtle, characterized by a tired mind and constant screen engagement, blurring the lines between rest and responsibility.
• Experts like Acharya Anita and Shri Kamlesh D Patel highlight that constant phone use prevents true rest, leading to mental exhaustion and burnout.
• Psychiatrist Dr. Rahul Chandhok notes that short-form content and constant notifications overstimulate the brain, causing irritability, poor focus, and emotional exhaustion.
• Nighttime scrolling suppresses melatonin, disrupting sleep cycles and leading to restless nights and groggy mornings.
• Solutions include mindfulness, pranayama, setting screen-free boundaries, and creating rituals for genuine downtime to reclaim control over technology.