How it Changed You

How the Web Changed You

The web didn’t just change what you read, watch, or share. It changed the way your body and nervous system function — day in, day out.

When people talk about “screen time,” they make it sound like a purely mental problem. But your body has been adapting too. How you breathe, how you sleep, how you sit and move, even how you eat and think — all of it has been shaped by digital environments.

That’s why digital recovery isn’t about willpower. It’s about biology. And the good news is: biology can be retrained.

Here are five of the biggest shifts the web has created in your body and mind:

  • Breathing → faster, shallower, less oxygen delivered to the brain.

  • Sleep → disrupted cycles, poor recovery, restless nights.

  • Posture → compressed breathing, nervous system signalling threat.

  • Metabolism → stress-driven eating patterns and disrupted recovery.

  • Thinking → fragmented attention, constant mental noise.

Each one of these changes makes life feel harder. Together, they explain why you can’t just “switch off” — and why standard advice like detox weekends or app blockers doesn’t last.

Recovery starts with recognising these adaptations for what they are: not flaws in you, but shifts in your biology.

Next step: Choose one to explore:

→ [How the Web Changed Your Breathing]

→ [How the Web Changed Your Sleep]

→ [How the Web Changed Your Posture]

→ [How the Web Changed Your Metabolism]

→ [How the Web Changed Your Thinking]