Diary of A Gen Z Student: I'm giving up my phone for two weeks - wish me luck! 

I constantly check for notifications, use it to pass the time while I’m on the train to college and for background noise if I’m eating alone. It’s an extension of my arm

Jane Cowan: "I’m getting particularly fed up with my relationship with technology. I see how it takes from my sleep, distracts me from college work, and causes me to be less engaged when I’m with my friends and family." Picture: Moya Nolan.

Every morning, I wake up to the blaring ‘dling, dling, dling’ of the alarm on my phone, I roll over, press the snooze button, and sleep for another 10 minutes. When the alarm goes off a second time, I turn it off and open up Instagram, hoping that the brightness of the screen will tell my brain that it’s daytime and I should probably get ready to go to my first lecture. 

I’ll scroll for a few minutes, then reply to any messages I got during the night. And once I’ve mustered up the energy, I’ll take my scrolling downstairs, while I wait for the kettle to boil. I hate to admit that I’m totally addicted to my phone.