The most common methods people use for taking a break from their cellphone, from among seven options provided in the survey, are deleting distracting apps (37% sometimes do this), turning off notifications (32%), using Do Not Disturb mode (31%), putting their phone in another room (25%), and powering off the phone (22%).
How long do Americans say they could comfortably go without their phone for personal use? 8% say they could go only an hour or less, 26% a few hours, 17% a full day, and 16% a few days. Fewer say they could go a week (8%), one month (4%), more than one month (4%), or more than a year (6%).
