At 23, my phone was taking over my life.
Wakeup - scroll
Get home from work - scroll
Getting ready for bed - scroll
It's a habit that is easy to fall into and hard to break.
The key: small, intentional steps
Steps that aren’t shaming you for looking at your phone, but using it in a way that isn’t draining and you can be proud of.
Here are 6 smalls steps to break the endless phone scrolling habits:
(and find more time for things you've been saying you want to do)
1) Put your alarm across the room
This helps avoid: rolling over, hitting snooze, and scrolling
Creates time to: journal, walk, or sit down to have an actual breakfast
2) Delay using your phone until after morning routine is over
This helps you: not restrict your phone usage
Instead: delay it so you can get the important things done first
Bonus: great for using as a reward if you're a gold star person and need that extra motivation!
3) Change your settings to only show time sensitive notifications on your home screen
This helps you avoid: clicking and scrolling every time a notification pops up
Allows you to: be intentional with what apps and people you're giving your valuable time and attention to
(aka text messages from loved ones, and maybe not the work email at 9pm or "eggnog the bulldog posted a new video").
4) Set a social media time limit
You can: use the App Limit setting to help you not go down a social media rabbit hole for 2 hours
Instead: spend some of that time on things you've been meaning to do like workout, read, or call your grandma.
5) Put your phone on do not disturb before you go to bed
Instead of: email, text message, or social media deciding how your day starts
You can: mute notification from popping up on your home screen and start your day with what YOU want to think about
6) Bed becomes a no phone zone
This sets: a physical barrier to help reduce the amount you're using your phone right before sleeping.
You can replace: the phone scrolling you once did with reading fiction, journaling, or basically anything that isn't going to help you not stare at the ceiling until midnight.
Implementing just 1 of these can make you feel smarter (and can I say proud?) about the way you use your phone