I took up knitting. It keeps my hands busy and off my phone. It’s also very meditative for me. If you don’t want to knit, just try something that keeps your focus off of the phone. Reading, journaling, etc. And having your phone charging station a little bit away from your side helps. Always replace the temptation with something that helps you forget the temptation is there.
Maybe try switching off your phone an hour before you go to sleep? And I mean shut it down, don’t just put it on sleep mode.
Set a reminder on your phone to “put the phone down & read a book” set for the time that you would normally find yourself on your phone
Set an alarm for 22:00, to remind myself to start shutting all electronics down and prepare my bed for sleeping. Time to reflect and drink a cup of green the before brushing my teeth etc.
Choose a spot to charge your phone overnight that is away from the area of your home where you typically spend your evening. Then set a goal: how long before bed should you be off your phone? What time will you be in bed by? Once you’ve decided what time you’ll be done with your phone, set an alarm. When it goes off, take the phone to its charging spot and leave it there until morning.
By actively setting a timer or reminder for you to go to bed. So you can prepare by realizing that if your bedtime is 8pm then your phone should be off by 6:30 or 7:00pm
This one is hard even for me... Especially if you try to do it by yourself. I live with a good friend, and she helps me. So I would find someone to hold you accountable. If you live with family or have a roommate, even better, so they can be physically there to help you (watch you).
Hi Fabolous user :) before i have to go to bed i check all media, mail, messages, etc. When its time for my bedtime i put my phone aside and just go directly to sleep 🌜Hope this is helpful thank you for your question. ☺
I put my phone on ‘do not disturb’ and don’t check it during the night. I also have a clock that reflects the time onto the wall.
Make a promise to yourself that you won’t use your phone after a certain time (10pm for me) finish using your phone away from your bed and then leave it well alone until your alarm goes off in the morning. I have a key contacts list so that if I do need to be contacted in an emergency by my family, my phone will only ring or buzz if they message me - which they never do!
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