IS FINALLY TIME FOR A DIGITOX

Ten years after the introduction of the first smart phone social media what’s App and 24 hour news feed has changed all our lives irrevocably connecting us more than ever before. But as screen time’s statistic show our daily use soared to almost nine hour a day, the barrage of information is starting to feel suffocating. Right now, many of us are feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to showcase the perfect life in social media, be on top on every event and constantly on call to the office. Tech is having a negative impact on everything from our mental health to our relationship with loves one, with two thirds of people complaining that our smart phones often ruin what would have been quality time with friends and family. Half say you and your partner spend as much time on your phone when you’re together as you do talking to one another. Some people also admit that using their smart phone before bed for their sex life. “Literally too busy scrolling to have sex” (Tinder, baddoo,grindr)

For a lot of us what make us happy is about doing good things for other people and partner. When we’re idly staring at our phone and scrolling through updates and notifications we’re turning away from other people. Bit by bit everyone ends up in a rather digital space. If you being constantly on your phone you’re spoiling your daily life here there are some advice or what I find useful to do a digi-tox.

Use an app to find out how many times per day you check your IPhone.

Checky is a super simple App to find out how many times you’ve unlocked your phone in a day. It gobbles up a lot of battery life (and doesn’t tell you what exactly you were doing on your phone ) but it’s a great way to get a sense how often you use your phone.

Set a realistic limit for yourself vow not to use it for more than 90 minutes a day.

The App Moment should be able to help you with this. Moment tracks how many minutes you’ve spend on your phone and it also lets you set a self-imposed limit for how much you want be spending. It’ll than send you little updates when you get close to that time limit (or go over it).

It also give you little nudges if you’re spending more than 15 minutes in one sitting looking at your phone.

Focusing on numbers isn’t going to work for you, target the times that cell phone use is most disruptive way

Think about the times cell phone has gotten you in trouble.

Maybe your partner always get cranky when you play when you play with your phone at the dinner table.Make note of any patterns and than vow to stop using your cell phone during those times. An obviuos tip is to just put your phone away where you can't see it or hear it during this high-conflict times it's easier to avoid temptation than to resist it."

Make a do list of real things you want to do during the day

Create a daily list what you want be doing more of but feel like you don't have time for. Than make a rule for yourself that you won't check facebook or browse your email until you've accomplished somenthing from the list. This helps to prioritize what you actually want to do with your day. For example doing the dishes making the bed making a big mason jar salads to bring to our work for lunch everyday or you could do a fully work out to avoid temptation for your phone.