India, March 21 -- What is the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? If you are anything like me, you reach out for your phone to put off the alarm. And then, instead of putting it straight back down and heading for the bathroom to brush your teeth, you start scrolling.

You take a look at X - what we still think of as Twitter - to see what news has broken overnight. You check into Instagram to see how many likes your post has garnered. You take a quick peek at your favourite news sites. You open your mail to see if anything needs replying urgently. And only then do you start your morning routine.

Well, for me at least, this is going to change from this week forward. I have been convinced for a while that I need to reduce my...