How do you feel about the amount of time you spend looking at screens — and do you do anything to take a break from them?

A natural way to answer

I think screens are hard to avoid when your work is online, but I try to take regular breaks. Every hour or so I look out the window for a bit, which seems to ease the strain on my eyes.

Key phrases to use

• mindlessly scrolling — moving through content on a phone without really paying attention or enjoying it“I caught myself mindlessly scrolling for an hour.”
• take regular breaks — to stop an activity at frequent, planned intervals to rest“Remember to take regular breaks from your desk.”
• eat into — to gradually use up time, money, or energy you wanted for something else“Long meetings eat into my afternoon.”
• put it down — to stop using or holding something, especially a phone“I find it hard to put my phone down at night.”