Digital Wellbeing Calculator
Assess digital habits impact on mental health including screen time and social media usage
About this calculator
The Digital Wellbeing Calculator evaluates how your technology usage patterns affect your mental health and overall wellness. By analyzing factors like daily screen time, social media consumption, sleep disruption from devices, and digital break frequency, this tool provides personalized insights into your digital habits. It helps identify areas where excessive technology use might be impacting your mood, productivity, and relationships, offering actionable recommendations to create a healthier balance between digital engagement and real-world activities.
How to use
Enter your daily screen time hours, social media usage duration, and frequency of digital breaks. Answer questions about how device usage affects your sleep, mood, and social interactions. The calculator analyzes your responses and provides a digital wellbeing score with personalized recommendations for improving your technology habits.
Frequently asked questions
What screen time is considered healthy?
Most experts recommend limiting recreational screen time to 2-3 hours daily for adults, with regular breaks every 20-30 minutes to reduce eye strain and mental fatigue.
How does social media affect mental health?
Excessive social media use can increase anxiety, depression, and comparison behaviors. Limiting usage to 30 minutes daily often improves mood and self-esteem significantly.
What are signs of digital addiction?
Warning signs include inability to control usage, neglecting responsibilities, sleep disruption, anxiety when disconnected, and declining face-to-face social interactions or physical activities.