
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
BBC Radio 4
Categories: Health
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Most of us in the UK use our phones for over 3 hours/day! They are incredibly useful - but using them just a little bit less can have big benefits for your health and wellbeing. Studies have shown that reducing your phone use by one hour each day can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. It can also increase life satisfaction, reduce smoking and enhance physical activity levels. On top of that, limiting social media use to 30 minutes a day has been found to reduce feelings of loneliness. But if you can’t bear doing any of that, just putting your phone out of sight whilst you’re doing something can have significant benefits. Michael Mosley speaks to Dr Adrian Ward from the University of Texas at Austin who has found that just the sight of your phone can have a powerful impact on your cognition. He finds out about the alluring pull of our phones on our brains (which can attract our attention even when they’re off), and why multitasking is a myth!
Previous episodes
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47 - Put Your Phone Down Wed, 01 Feb 2023
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46 - Choose Red Wine Wed, 25 Jan 2023
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45 - Try Tai Chi Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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44 - Reach Out Wed, 11 Jan 2023
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43 - Swap Out Sugar Sat, 31 Dec 2022
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42 - Announcing Series 4 of Just One Thing Fri, 23 Dec 2022
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39 - Sleep Well - Episode 5: Listen to your body Fri, 14 Oct 2022
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38 - Sleep Well - Episode 4: Warm up to cool down Fri, 14 Oct 2022
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37 - Sleep Well - Episode 3: Enjoy your bed Fri, 14 Oct 2022
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36 - Sleep Well - Episode 2: Use the morning light Fri, 14 Oct 2022
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35 - Sleep Well - Episode 1: Breathe Fri, 14 Oct 2022
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34 - Welcome to Sleep Well with Michael Mosley Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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33 - Take a Break Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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32 - An Apple a Day Wed, 15 Jun 2022
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31 - Read Wed, 08 Jun 2022
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30 - Meditate Wed, 01 Jun 2022
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29 - Enjoy Oily Fish Wed, 25 May 2022
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28 - Drink Coffee Wed, 18 May 2022
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27 - Dance Wed, 11 May 2022
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26 - Take a Nap Wed, 04 May 2022
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25 - Eccentric Exercise Wed, 27 Apr 2022
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24 - Eat Beetroot Wed, 20 Apr 2022
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22 - Stand Up Wed, 27 Oct 2021
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21 - Drink Water Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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20 - Think Yourself Stronger Thu, 14 Oct 2021
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19 - Get Some Houseplants Thu, 07 Oct 2021
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18 - Sing Thu, 30 Sep 2021
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17 - Play Video Games Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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16 - Change Your Mealtimes Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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15 - Exercise Less, More Often Thu, 09 Sep 2021
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14 - Eat Chocolate Thu, 02 Sep 2021
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13 - Get Some Sun Thu, 26 Aug 2021
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11 - Count Your Blessings Fri, 04 Jun 2021
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10 - Hot Bath Thu, 27 May 2021
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9 - Take A Breath Thu, 20 May 2021
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8 - Stand On One Leg Thu, 13 May 2021
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7 - Green Spaces Thu, 06 May 2021
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6 - Intelligent Exercises Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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5 - Learn a New Skill Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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4 - Cold Shower Thu, 15 Apr 2021
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3 - Eat Some Bacteria Thu, 08 Apr 2021
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2 - Early Morning Walk Thu, 01 Apr 2021
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1 - Welcome to Just One Thing with Michael Mosley Fri, 26 Mar 2021