Break Free Of Your Smart Phone!

We don’t want to ditch our smart phones. They are awesome and useful. But becoming too dependent on those nifty devices has its drawbacks. Creating undue anxiety, reducing work productivity, affecting our relationships… these are just some of the issues that arise from too much smart phone dependency. If you are similarly affected, here are five tips to make your smart phone habit more manageable.

- Lim Teck Choon

DON’T CHECK FOR UPDATES AND EMAILS IN THE MORNING (WE CAN DO THAT LATER)

What we do first thing in the morning often sets the tone for the rest of the day. So whatever we do, leave out emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Instagram posts, WhatsApp and everything else in our smart phone. Instead, we prioritize other morning activities such as going for a morning run, prayer, meditation, reading the newspapers, taking time to enjoy breakfast, et cetera.

Over time, we will feel a reduced need to check our social media and emails, and instead take time out to enjoy our morning… and the rest of the day!

DISABLE ALL SOCIAL MEDIA NOTIFICATIONS AND GAME ALERTS