Want to Get Off Your Phone? Mina Kimes Suggests Having a Baby

Mina Kimes says she feels a sharp drop in happiness after more than 15 minutes on any social-media app, describing the experience as “molasses poured into your brain and lit on fire.” She mitigates the habit by logging out immediately after posting, keeping her phone unlocked, and relying on her toddler’s presence as a natural digital detox, noting that days spent with him leave her “infinitely happier.”