The average American is exposed to 12 hours’ worth of information a day, according to one estimate. For any nerds in the room, that’s 34 gigabytes every 24 hours. A lot.

The problem with this excess is that it tricks our brains to biasly assume the data on our screens is more important than it really is. Since many of us ingest too much information, we live heads down more than we should. We connect less with and literally see less of the family, friends, and communities we live in.

This summer, I hope each of us will make a concerted effort to reduce this harmful exposure by deleting our phone alerts, both visual and audible if you haven’t already. I hope each of sets the lofty but healthy goal of spending no more than 1-2 hours on our phones each day. I hope each of us rekindles or takes on new hobbies that excite us to replace “heads down” bad habits.

Lastly, I hope each of us only reaches for our phones when we decide—never when the 12 hours’s worth of daily information asks us to. I believe we can do and hope you do too.