I use an app that I specify what other apps are a distraction. I set a time for it to alert me. This
...What can I do to reduce my social network use?
I suck at this myself, so take this with a grain of salt: I recently set up my screen time restrictions on iOS
...I always sleep extremely late, even when I force myself to go to bed, I’ll read or check mail or do whatever things except sleep. How can I fix a sleep time and get good rest every night?
Create a ‘pre-bed time’ outside your bedroom, where you allow yourself to check e-mails, read, or do whatever you are used to doing
...What time do you disconnect and unplug?
I wake up at 5am for work so I disconnect and unplug at 7:30pm. This gives me an hour to do my night
...How do I stop going on my phone so much?
I use an app called Forest! It lets me plant cute little trees and earn background sounds to play during timers - and
...How do you make yourself to go to sleep before 10:30 pm and stop using a phone (checking IG, FB, emails, WhatsApp) before going to sleep?
I focus on little things in the moment that help ground me. I’ll light candles, drink tea, or start a diffuser. Calming sensory
...What do you do to a phone call you’d rather not answer?
I don’t answer it unless it’s my duty to answer. I don’t answer if I don’t have the emotional fortitude to answer.
...Why is disconnecting and unplugging an important habit?
Because you want to challenge anything that keeps you from doing what you want to do (all things being equal). We sometimes use
...Isn’t it ironic that it says “disconnect and unplug” whilst we use the app on our phones?
It totally is. I’m not even sure what “disconnect and unplug” means in that context but I just put my phone or computer
...How early should I disconnect? I brush and shut everything down just before bed and then read for a bit. Should I do it earlier?
Your routine sounds just fine to me. I’ve got two routines.., 1 for when I know I’m tired and the other for when
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