It is a scenario played out in millions of bedrooms every morning: your eyes open, your arm reaches out almost autonomously, and within seconds, your face is illuminated by the bright blue glow of your screen. Before you have even sat up, stretched, or taken a conscious breath, you are scrolling through overnight messages, news headlines, work emails, and social media feeds.
Checking phones after waking up has become a near-universal morning ritual in our hyper-connected digital culture. According to The Times of India reports on global and national surveys, India ranks at the top in several metrics of smartphone overdependence. Studies cited by the publication show that 65% of Indians check their phones more often than they like, 57% feel compelled to perpetually check them, and 77% experience emotional panic when losing their phone.
Many people brush it off as a harmless habit or a quick way to catch
