Sophie caught herself scrolling Instagram for the third time in an hour, despite having deleted the app that morning. She reinstalled it within twenty minutes.
She tried everything. Deleted apps. Set strict limits. Went cold turkey for a week. Nothing stuck. The moment boredom or stress crept in, the phone was back in her hand.
Three weeks into training for a half-marathon, she realized she hadn't mindlessly opened Twitter once. On workout days, the urge to scroll simply vanished. On rest days, it came roaring back.
