Whenever there’s a spare minute, your first instinct is to reach for your phone and scroll. But what if you didn’t? Experts confirm the benefits of this new take on old ways to pass time

It's time to ditch your phone for an analogue bag. Photo: Getty

It’s time to ditch your phone for an analogue bag. Photo: Getty

We’ve all been there; sitting alone in a café, on a train, or in a waiting room with nothing to do. Whenever we have time to ourselves, our first instinct can be to reach for our phones.

What starts as checking notifications can quickly turn into aimless scrolling, and it can end up feeling like we’ve wasted time on very little.