New Delhi, July 18 -- On a lazy day, while scrolling social media posts mindlessly on my phone, I stumbled upon one post that made me rethink what I was doing. It was a post by Indian actor Kunal Kapoor. He reminded me the importance of reading more and scrolling less in a world of digital excess. He emphasized on spending more time with people offline than online. And he suggested intermittent fasting with the phone: 9 hours on, 15 hours off! Digital fasting seems to be emerging as a wellness mantra, especially to beat the mental fatigue, eye strain and lack of motion that it leads to. It may seem difficult to think of, but making a conscious effort to take screen breaks can be helpful, says an expert.

Digital fasting refers to the cons...