Phone Habits

Phone habits and compulsion: the pull of the phone, what the research says about it, and the first step sized to your type.

Across 43 studies, 21% report severe nomophobia (Al-Mamun, 2025). What the fear is made of, and the step that keeps the lifeline.

53% of U.S. adults say they use their phone too much (Pew, 2026). No test diagnoses phone addiction. Two questions that tell you where to start.