12/03/2026
When was the last time you walked into another room…
and didn’t bring your phone?
Yeah. Same.
If you can relate, here’s what you NEED to do (hit SAVE):
☎️ Set clear rules.
E.g. No phone for the first 30 minutes after waking and the last 30 minutes before bed. Simple rules break the automatic checking habit. This is not super difficult to enforce, but will help you break out of the compulsive cycle of phone behaviour.
☎️Kill notifications.
Turn off alerts from addictive apps (especially endless-scroll ones). If nothing pings you, you won’t reach for your phone.
☎️Make it harder to access.
Hide, log out of, limit, or delete the apps you use the most. Better yet, leave your phone in another room. Extra effort breaks the automatic habit.
☎️Replace the habit.
Phone use feeds a dopamine loop. Replace the urge with something rewarding: your favourite song, a few pages of the book you cant put down, a moment of connection with a loved one, a one minute task you’ve been putting off!
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