What for me worked is to put off all the notifications. So I’d check messages on my time instead of being ruled by the little red balloons. I also put the social media apps not on the frontscreen of my phone, but in a folder on the second screen. At night I’d like to leave my phone in the charger in the living room. And if you want to say, but hey, that’s my alarm clock, go buy an alarm clock for 5 dollars at some store .
On its charger, on the other side of the room! Having it out of reach when work is to be done will curb the want to play/use/text on it!
I put it on sleep mode every night (it’s basically do not disturb except emergency settings) and put it slightly under my pillow with a sleepcast or audiobook with a sleep timer on (if you put it all the way under your pillow it might over heat).
I’ve put it in a drawer with it on silent. Turn it off and put it in another room. Leave it in my purse. Take off my Apple Watch. Put all technology out of sight.
I turn it off and put it away from my sight. Or put it on the plane mood. Try to forget about it for awhile and breathe.. do activities with your hands and all your body.
First of all put it on don’t disturb so you don’t hear the notifications but you can receive important calls. Place it face down so you can’t see it light up, and out of arms length. Try out apps like Forest
I suppose it’ll be better if I will put in in the box or on the highest shelf of my bookcase. So it will be far from me, and I won’t hear notifications or calls.
If your dresser is on the other side of your room, away from the bed; I would place it there on the charger and face down so if you get notifications it won’t distract you. That way you could get the rest you need.
If you are resting set it up as do not disturb after an specific time like 10 pm. That way you won’t get notifications and the phone won’t be a distraction
It depends on if you mean when your asleep or awake? If your in bed I put my phone at the foot of my bed on a table so I have to get out of my blankets to shut off my alarm. Through out the day I have my phone on myself like usual but I don’t have notifications turned on so I don’t see a new email or post from Facebook pop I choose when to look at my phone and I usually only due it three times a day before work, lunch, or after work. I found I actually check my emails first before social media now and I’m not tied to my phone.
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