A big part of what made the day so perfect was all the time spent outside—away from work deadlines, chores, and screens. Yet despite my best effort to escape, I still logged six hours of screen time, more than usual. Two hours and 52 minutes of that was spent on Google Maps. An hour came from texting. I also spent 45 minutes on Safari (shopping for a dress for an upcoming wedding), 24 minutes on Spotify (listening to music), and 10 minutes on Venmo (paying some friends for recent meals). None of this was a bad use of my phone—it wasn’t like I was doomscrolling. Still, when I saw the total number that evening, after checking my iPhone’s Screen Time tool, I couldn’t help but feel a reflexive jolt of guilt. Six hours?