According to the tech firm Asurion, each and every one of us checks his or her phone roughly 80 times

per day. At this point, if you can make it more than 30 seconds without checking your phone, you're
practically a superhero. Let's be clear: This isn't good. Spending too much time hunched over your
screen can give you "tech neck" (chronic upper back and neck pain), a minimized attention span, and,
according to research out of the University of Granada, even lead to weight gain.

So next time you're standing in the check-out line at the grocery store and have 46 seconds to kill, don't
check Instagram. Instead, try one of the best ways to amusingly pass the time without your smartphone,
which we've compiled right here. And if you need some extra motivation to embark on the occasional
digital detox, check out the 20 Surprising Ways Your Cell Phone Harms Your Health.

1Zone out.

Woman Daydreaming

There's mounting evidence to suggest that daydreaming, contrary to its image as a total act of dumb
laziness, can help boost your mood and even sharpen your mind. So go ahead: imagine yourself on a
Belize beachfront.

2Settle some Catan.

Settlers of Catan

Settlers of Catan, everyone's favorite board game (it's sold more than 22 million copies, and is available
in 30 different languages), has one serious issue: it's a pain to bring anywhere… Or at least it was.
Nowadays, there's a to-go version of the game ($59.99; amazon.com).

It's half the size of th