A couple of months ago, my 15-year-old daughter admitted she was addicted to her phone and that she hated it. She deleted TikTok and asked me to buy her a timed lockbox so she could take breaks from her smartphone—and also asked for a flip phone so she could still stay in touch when she was taking time off. I happily obliged. But the pit in my stomach about her being a phone addict—and about how she still struggles daily to stop herself from scrolling and from actually using the lockbox—has not dissolved.

There is a plethora of blogs and articles documenting the increasing stress and burnout at all levels of the corporate world. At the CEO level, Deloitte estimates a high share of executives—70%—“are seriously considering quitting for a job that better supports their well-being.” Across Asia, burnout rates for workers are higher than the global norm.