I used to watch stuff on my mobile phone in the bedroom at night, but i started to read books. Not only books, maybe I used phone, then read and then phone. It was a steps processo for me. Now i need to read for sleep đ Itâs hard at the begin. Donât worry, keep going!
It is so much better for your health to keep the phone away from where you sleep. The radiation is not good for you and it is a distraction which can delay or interrupt your sleep. If itâs easier start by putting it a further distance away from you. Maybe charging on an outlet on the other side of the room.
An alarm is more efficient of waking you up in the morning than a phone that gives you instant distraction, itâs best to just leave your phone in another room. When you wake up in the morning you can grab your phone - if you want - and then check it, you wonât miss anything thatâs more important than you missing a good night of rest! However, if you REALLY need your phone with you in your bedroom then I recommend use air plane mode or do not disturb mode so that no notifications can bother you. I hope it helps in some way! You can do it â¤
Best thing is to put it on charge in another room and set your alarm - then when it goes off in the morning, youâll have to get out of bed to go and turn it off
If your phone has this option, setting your phone to go on âDo Not Disturbâ at a specific time every night is help. I also try to devote even 5 mins to sit and meditate before bed, which forces me to keep my phone out of my face. I put some like 6 hr meditation music on and Iâm good. Right after, I turn my phone on airplane mode and go to sleep. Another thing I try to do is to put it in my night table drawer if I feel like itâs distracting me during the day, especially when I was studying. If I didnât see it, I wasnât as tempted to open it!
First step get an alarm clock then you donât have the excuse of using your phone as one. Second try using a âdo not disturbâ feature (if your phone has one) to ease yourself into it. This will stop notifications during a certain time period. I suggest setting it for 20 minutes before you go to bed and for 20 after you normally wake up. Finally once youâve realised that actually your phone isnât a bedroom necessity, you can begin by leaving it outside your bedroom door and every night gradually leave it further away from your bedroom. Good luck!
Start by replacing any reason to have your phone. Need an alarm? Use a clock. Need music? Use a cd/music player. Keep your charger in another room and leave your phone charging when you go to bed. In the morning, go and find your phone and celebrate that you spent a night apart, this will make it easier to keep it away every night.
Well you have to think about what you value more. Is getting uninterrupted rest and feeling energetic the next day worth the sacrifice of you not using your cellphone before you sleep? Another way to think about it - weâre constantly surrounded by devices all day, everyday. It may take some adjustment first but, youâll find that reserving some devise-free time every day can be therapeutic.
Workout what on your phone you really need. The alarm, meditation music or a light. Find other things to replace the need and you wonât have to convince yourself. There will be no need for it. Also set up a charging station somewhere else in the house and you will know where your phone goes at night time. This may help to break the habit
This is a hard one for me also, as I work away, and live most of the month in a donga. I have been following the unplugged habit and go and sit in the common area to wind down from work. Come back to my room and leave my phone on the fridge so that I have to get out of bed to turn off my alarm.
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