How to quit your tech: a beginner's guide to divorcing your phone

Stuck on your screen? We asked six very busy people to attempt a digital detox - here's how you can, too

What's the first thing you do when you wake up? Read the news? Check your emails? Scroll through social media? Now, imagine your phone's not in the room. If that makes you feel aimless or uncomfortable, it may be time for a digital detox.

This doesn't have to be about giving up the digital world altogether, says Tanya Goodin, founder of digital detox specialists Time To Log Off and author of Off. "It's about becoming aware of your own personal challenges around screens, gaining an understanding of what will help you overcome them, and learning to live with technology in a way that's healthy. People are always amazed by how different they feel after not being on their phones and that motivates them to want to keep going."