How to stop looking at your phone all the time
From these past months I have come to the conclusion, yes I confess Fit Girls, that I can’t stop looking at my smartphone... "Haha what a big surprise Shirley"! Would say most of my friends sarcastically... Anyways, I could blame it on the fact that I work for an online community that I adore, follow awesome people on Youtube and Instagram and I like to chat with my friends and family that live abroad.
Anyhow, I have been noticing that the use of my smart phone has been taking too much of my attention even when I want to enjoy the present moment. Apparently, during the course of 2014 a study revealed that we unlock our phones anywhere between 110 and 150 times every single day. Which seems a crazy amount of times that our attention is fully disconnected from the present moment. I still love and will always continue using my smart phone but I read some good tips that I’m going to share with you on how to take control and use your smart phone in a more balanced way. Shall we begin?
Get a quitting tool!
I found this amazing application that is helping me break free from my phone called Break Free :P.
With this free app I can disable some or all notifications and schedule specific blocks of time to disable sounds and internet use. This can be helpful for example when you want to go for a run or just focus on studying. Moreover, you can see a precise dashboard with all your statistics; from the time you spent on each application to how many times you unlocked your phone per day. Furthermore, you get screen saver encouraging you to not give in the temptation and go on your phone for no good reason. If you give it a try share your experience and keep me updated!
Fit Girls it’s holiday time! The time to rest, enjoy, party, spend quality time with friends and family and live in the moment! Don’t let your phone take that away from you!
Good luck :)
