‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout

Screen time can feel all-consuming. But there are ways to combat it. Guardian readers explain the rules, hobbies and habits that help them maintain healthy lives offline

‘Between pleasure and health’: how sex-tech firms are reinventing the vibrator

A new wave of sex toys is designed to combine orgasmic joy with relief from dryness, tension and pain

‘I feel constantly watched’: the employees working under surveillance

Monitoring software has become more common since the pandemic – but are activity scores the best way to measure productivity?

In the year since I quit social media, my screen time has fallen, my mood is up – even my resting heart rate is lower

A snap decision to step away has become a lifestyle shift for Philippa Moore. Though keeping up with friends can be tricky, she has no regrets

Human values, as well as AI, must be at the core of the future of work

Automation too often erodes conditions and job quality creating anxiety and overwork. To build ‘good work’, we must invest in people as well as tech

Wearable fitness trackers could interfere with cardiac devices, study finds

Bioimpedance sensing technologies as used in smartwatches could affect implanted devices like pacemakers

Broadcasting your breakfast: why TikTokers obsess over morning routines

With 15bn views to #MorningRoutine TikTok videos, Rachel Signer decided to wake up to the social media trend – and was served some societal critique with her cereal

Is America suffering a ‘social recession’?

Americans report having less sex, fewer friends and a loss of trust in each other and society. What’s going on?

Experience: I make prosthetic arms with Lego

I tested one by hitting it against a wall – the wall took the damage

‘It feels like fresh air to my ears’: can brown noise really help you concentrate?

Some people use it to improve their focus while others use it to drop off to sleep. The writer Zadie Smith says she listens to it day and night. But what is brown noise? And does it work?